Liteiny prospect. St. Petersburg

Located in the city center Liteiny Prospekt is the most important highway in St. Petersburg. Its name was given to this street in 1738, and a year later it officially appeared on the map.

History of creation

The current name of this prospectus was appropriated on the initiative of the Commission on the Petersburg building in the XVIII century. At that time, it began from Voskresenskaya Street, including Vladimirskaya Street. The name was given to the prospectus by the Foundry, which was located in one of the nearby side streets. It was of great strategic importance for the whole country, since it was here that arms were manufactured for the needs of artillery. Subsequently, next to the Cannon Court, two small suburbs emerged, in which the workers lived, and the Great Prospective Road uniting them. She led to the Nevsky Monastery. In 1849 the prospectus was extended to the Neva due to the fact that the Cannon yard was moved to the Vyborg side. Some time later a wooden bridge with the same name was built in the alignment of Liteiny. In the autumn of 1918, the avenue lost its historical name and was renamed Volodarsky Prospekt - in honor of a member of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. After the tragic death of Moses Markovich in St. Petersburg and its periphery, many streets and alleys appeared named after this famous politician. For this reason, the prospectus was returned to its former name. Subsequently, the wooden bridge across the Neva on this street was changed to metal, and the Foundry acquired a new, noble appearance. Now, according to his order and purity, he was inferior only to Nevsky. There are numerous book shops and shops. Liteiny Prospekt became the "street of the intelligentsia".

The buildings

Liteiny Prospect preserved many historical buildings, which are still curious to see today. In 1804 the house of the Musyns-Pushkins was built here, in 1843 - the magnificent mansion of Princess Dolgorukaya. In the fifties, Liteiny Prospekt was decorated with the Horse Artillery barracks, and in 1854 a famous Russian beauty, Princess Yusupova, settled on the avenue. In the 30-ies of the XIX century at the Liteiny, 4 was built by the NKVD. Around the house number 15 was formerly the Chinese Garden of Friendship - a gift from Shanghai's sister city. In 2003 it was restored. Once there lived N. Nekrasov and I. Brodsky. Today memorial plaques are installed near their houses. And next to the house of Nekrasov is a bust monument to this great poet. In 1895, the house of the Officers' Assembly was erected on the avenue, and in 1911 - the "New Passage". At Liteiny, 6 in the old days was the Sergius Church, built in memory of Sergius Radonezh in the late eighteenth century. However, in 1931 a residential building was erected on the site of the temple.

Theater "On Foundry"

This popular establishment was officially opened in 1909. The most prominent artists of the time worked here. In the twentieth century N.Evreinov, Vs. Worked in the theater. Meyerhold, M. Kuzmin, M. Fokin. With him collaborated the best artists - B. Kustodiev, I. Bilibin, L. Bakst, as well as writers - T. Shchepkina-Kupernik, F. Sologub, A. Averchenko, N. Teffi. Music for productions in the late twenties was written by the famous composer D. Shostakovich. Theater "On Foundry" in 2000 was awarded the State Prize of Russia, several times he was awarded a diploma "Golden Mask" and "Golden Soffit".