Leninskiye Gory (Moscow): history, location

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

This microdistrict, limited by Lomonosovsky, Michurinsky prospects, st. Kosygin and Vernadsky Avenue, is part of the Moscow district of Ramenki.

This article will briefly provide historical information about this remarkable corner of the capital of Russia, the Sparrow Hills.

Location

Sparrow Hills (in 1924-1991 - Lenin) are located in the southwestern part of Moscow, opposite the Luzhniki sports complex. Like all Moscow mountains, these do not correspond to this status, because it is just a hilly part of the banks of the Moskva River (part of the Teplostanskaya Upland), washed away by the current. The Vorobyov Mountains are one of the seven hills on which the city of Moscow was built. They stretch from the mouth of the river. Setun to the Andreevsky bridge. The southern border of the hills adjoins the Neskuchny Garden.

The Vorobyov Mountains are located almost in the center of the capital of Russia, about 5.5 kilometers from the Kremlin, and 13 from the Moscow Ring Road.

Infrastructure,attractions

Here are the streets of Lebedev, Mendeleevskaya, Academicians of Samarsky and Khokhlov, Universitetskaya Square and Universitetsky Ave.

On the territory of the region (Lenin Hills) there are buildings of the famous Moscow State University. M. V. Lomonosov, the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University and many other historically significant buildings. Nearby are the stations "Universitet" and "Vorobyovy Gory" of the Moscow metro.

The observation deck, rising opposite the high-rise of Moscow State University (the main building), has long been the most popular vacation spot for many residents of Moscow and guests of the capital. Its height is approximately 80 meters above the river level. Moscow, which allows you to see a breathtaking panorama of the city.

Not far from the observation deck on the Sparrow Mountains is the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity. This is an architectural structure that miraculously survived during the years of the struggle against the Nazis. When it was erected is unknown. But Leo Tolstoy mentions it in his world-famous novel War and Peace.

History

The history of the emergence of this area (Lenin Mountains) goes back to ancient times. Its name comes from the ancient village of Vorobyevo. It is known that Princess Sophia (daughter of the Grand Duke of Lithuania and wife of Prince Vasily I of Moscow) at the end of the 15th century acquired from an Orthodox priest (his nickname was Sparrow) a village called Vorobyevo. According to inaccurate data, there is a possibility that the village is the oldest settlement that once existed on the territory of modern Moscow. It turned into a residence (summer)Grand Duke, and later - the king.

Many tourists have been visiting the Leninsky mountains for a long time. Moscow looks great from this place. Sparrow Hills is a kind of viewing platform for some conquerors of the city. From this place, Kazy-Girey (Crimean Khan) and Khotkevich (Polish hetman) looked at Moscow. In the 17th-18th centuries, at the foot of the Vorobyov Mountains (the northern part), there was a monastery called Andreevsky, and the second half of the 19th century is significant in that this corner gained popularity as a summer cottage.

It is not known exactly when Vorobyovy Gory was renamed Leninskiye. There are 3 dates: 1924, 1935 and 1936. Many historians claim that this happened in memory of V. I. Lenin, in the year of his death. Some argue that the renaming is the result of the construction in this area of a large physical education center named after. Lenin.

In 1999, the old historical name was officially returned to the mountains. At the same time, the Moscow metro station was also renamed.

Today, the microdistrict, unlike the metro station and the park, has not been renamed Sparrow Hills. For example, the address of the main building of the main Moscow University is officially written as follows: Moscow, 119991, Leninskiye Gory, Moscow State University, building 1.

Conclusion

Lenin mountains in 1987 were declared a natural monument. In 1988, the Vorobyovy Gory State Nature Reserve was created on this site. And today the reserve is engaged in projects aimed at protectingheritage (historical and natural) of the city of Moscow. Within the framework of these projects, various eco-tourist routes have been developed, along which excursions are conducted, environmental education is conducted among schoolchildren, and research is also underway.

It should be noted that construction has never been carried out on Sparrow Hills and the land has never been used for agricultural purposes. This is due to the fact that large differences in relief are observed in these places, as well as quite active landslide processes.