Meshchansky District
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Meshchansky District(Russian:Мещанский район) is adistrictofCentral Administrative Okrugof thefederal cityofMoscow,Russia.Population:58,002 (2010 Russian census);[1]56,077 (2002 Census).[2]
The district extends due north fromKitai-gorodtoKamer-Kollezhsky Val.Western boundary withTverskoy Districtfollows the track ofNeglinnaya River(Neglinnaya Street,Tsvetnoy Boulevard,Samotechnaya Street, Soviet Army Street). Eastern boundary withKrasnoselsky DistrictfollowsBolshaya Lubyanka StreetandSretenka Street,then one block east fromMira Avenue.TheLubyanka Buildinglies in the Meshchansky District.
The district contains part ofKuznetsky MostStreet,Rozhdestvensky monasteryandRozhdestvensky Boulevard,Olympic Stadiumand a row ofneoclassical,palace-like buildings north from theGarden Ring.It houses headquarters ofFederal Security ServiceinLubyanka Square,Central Bank of the Russian Federation,FAPSIand other government agencies as well as theSretensky Monasteryand theSretensky Theological Academy.
Etymology[edit]
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Meshchanein theRussian Empiredenoted asocial estateof poor town residents who did not qualify as merchants or civil servants; in modern Russian, it is apejorativename for a narrow-mindedphilistine.Meschansky District acquired its name earlier, in the second half of 17th century, through theUkrainiansandBelarusiansabducted from their hometowns in the course ofRusso-Polish War (1654–1667).These people settled north from present-dayGarden Ring,reaching 692 households by 1682 (Sytin, p. 296). In their languages,meshchanemeant simply "town people", "the locals", without negative connotation; the name of Meshchanskayaslobodapersists to date.
Symbols on the coat of arms denote:
- Goldenhorn of plenty- the Central Bank
- Red bridge -Kuznetsky Most
- Thecannon- old Moscow Armoury (пушечный двор) in present-day Pushechnaya Street
Gallery[edit]
North from Garden Ring:four historical buildings in a row are divided between Meshchansky andMaryina Roshcha District
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Catherine's Institute, present-day House of Culture of Russian Army -
Mariinsky Hospital, birthplace ofFyodor Dostoyevsky,and 1918 monument to Dostoyevsky -
Alexander's Institute, also a public hospital -
Russian Army Theater
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011).Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1[2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1].Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census](in Russian).Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^Federal State Statistics Service(May 21, 2004).Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек[Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000](XLS).Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002](in Russian).
Sources[edit]
- П. В. Сытин, "Из истории московских улиц", М. 1948
- City law on district boundaries, current version[1]
- Year of Dostoyevsky's monument referenced to: "Архитектура РСФСР за XXX лет", М, 1949
External links[edit]
- Official website of Meshchansky District(in Russian)