In the Alleys of Arbat. Strolls through the Center of Moscow

The new book by the famous writer and historian, author of educational programs on "Orpheus" radio Alexander Vaskin, continues the "Arbat theme" he chose in his previous book "Old Arbat". This time, readers will embark on an exciting walk along Sivtsev Vrazhka and Krivoarbatsky Lane, turn into Bolshoy Afanasyevsky and Spasopeskovsky Lanes, stroll through Malaya and Bolshaya Molchanovka, and stop in Denezhny and Maloy Nikolopeskovsky Lanes. Among the heroes of this fascinating book are artist Mikhail Nesterov and architect Konstantin Melnikov, the family of writers Aksakovs, writers Leo Tolstoy and Mikhail Sholokhov, Vladimir Mayakovsky's muse Lilya Brik, Soviet People's Commissar Anatoly Lunacharsky, and composer Sergey Prokofiev, the richest man in Tsarist Russia Nikolai Vtorov, and many, many others. We will also attend a ball hosted by Woland and visit Grauermann's maternity hospital, drop by a dinner party where we will listen to Nikolai Gogol himself, and we will also find out which Arbat lane was to be renamed "Lane ...