Znamenka Street

Znamenka Street
	Znamenka Street in 2016
Native name	Улица Знаменка (Russian)
Length	0.65 km (0.40 mi)
Location	Moscow, Russia; Central Administrative Okrug
Nearest metro station	Filyovskaya line Arbatskaya; Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line Borovitskaya

Znamenka Street is a street in Khamovniki District of Moscow. It runs from Borovitskaya Square to Arbatskaya Square, lies between Kolymazhny Lane and Vozdvizhenka Street. The numbering of houses is carried out from Borovitskaya Square.

Etymology[edit]

The name appeared at the end of the 16th century and it is named after the Church of the Sign of the Most Holy Theotokos (demolished in 1931).^[1] After the Russian Revolution, Znamenka was renamed into Krasnoznamyonnaya Street,^[2] and in 1925 into Frunze Street - in honor of the famous Soviet military leader Mikhail Frunze, who died in the same year, who worked in the building of the Revolutionary Military Council located on the street. In 1990, the street was reverted to its original name.^[1]^[2]

Geography[edit]

The street is near to the Kremlin and many official buildings are located here, for example:

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Вострышев М. И. (2010). Москва: все улицы, площади, бульвары, переулки. М.: Алгоритм, Эксмо. p. 179. ISBN 978-5-699-33874-0.
^ ^a ^b Муравьёв, В. Ю. (2007). Московские улицы. Секреты переименований. Народный путеводитель. М.: Алгоритм. p. 161. ISBN 978-5-699-17008-1.

55°43′27″N 37°35′18″E / 55.72417°N 37.58833°E / 55.72417; 37.58833

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[Энц-1] Вострышев М. И. (2010). Москва: все улицы, площади, бульвары, переулки. М.: Алгоритм, Эксмо. p. 179. ISBN 978-5-699-33874-0.

[Мур-2] Муравьёв, В. Ю. (2007). Московские улицы. Секреты переименований. Народный путеводитель. М.: Алгоритм. p. 161. ISBN 978-5-699-17008-1.

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