Secrets of Old Moscow

Did you know that in 19th century Moscow there were districts of vice and debauchery similar to the famous European "red-light" districts? On Gračevka Street and Sretenensky Boulevard, in Golovino, Sobolevo, and Pilnikov alleys, men were lured by the pleasures... of the flesh in public houses — the so-called "bardaks". Girls of questionable morality sought clients on Petrovskiy and Rozhdestvenskiy boulevards.
But let's turn into other alleys and learn that here the famous capital pastry chef Siou released a new cookie "Jubilee" in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov House - yes, that very one that still sits on our shelves. And not far away, at the "Hermitage" restaurant, worked the Moscow chef Lucien Olivier, whose famous salad needs no introduction…

Author: БУШКОВ А.А.

Printhouse: Eksmo

Series: Bushkov. Shocking History of the Russian Empire

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2024

ISBN: 9785041946098

Number of pages: 320

Size: 211x135x26 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 290 g

ID: 1663229

Did you know that in 19th century Moscow there were districts of vice and debauchery similar to the famous European "red-light" districts? On Gračevka Street and Sretenensky Boulevard, in Golovino, Sobolevo, and Pilnikov alleys, men were lured by the pleasures of the flesh in public houses — the so-called "bardaks". Girls of questionable morality sought clients on Petrovskiy and Rozhdestvenskiy boulevards.
But let's turn into other alleys and learn that here the famous capital pastry chef Siou released a new cookie "Jubilee" in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov House - yes, that very one that still sits on our shelves. And not far away, at the "Hermitage" restaurant, worked the Moscow chef Lucien Olivier, whose famous salad needs no introduction…

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