In a roundabout way
Individual tour of the courtyards and alleys of Tverskaya Street in Moscow
The excursion will take place through the most interesting and atmospheric courtyards and gateways of the center of Moscow. On the route: Savvinskoye Compound, the Aragvi restaurant and the Shubinsky Chambers, the site of the execution of the arsonists of 1812, the courtyard of street art, the bathhouse gateway, the Moscow bondage center, unusual anti-cafes and, at the end, especially for you, the legendary VKHUTEMAS.
Background
The courtyards of the central streets hide the underside of the front door of Moscow, ancient interiors, iconic places, history and mysticism, art and the truth of life.
“Detours” is, however, a series of disparate legends and stories, united by a genre of nonlinear movements through the back streets and courtyards of the center. Savvinskoye Compound is a famous house that was moved. He used to stand on the first line of Tverskaya, but ended up on the second. Everything in this house is beautiful: the architecture is in the neo-Russian style, two courtyards with wells are typical for St. Petersburg, but exceptional for Moscow. The rebuilt chambers are located in the back of the same house. An interesting example of how pre-Petrine architecture is rebuilt externally, but keeps its secrets inside. The chambers were part of the recently closed Aragvi restaurant. This establishment with Georgian cuisine was once considered the favorite restaurant of Stalin and Beria.
Later, poets of the sixties gathered within the same walls, Tarkovsky "washed down" his cinematic successes. As for the Kabbalah center, it is also located in one of the passerby gateways. This is a place where they teach ancient languages and various wisdom. Anyone can go into a cafe and a bookstore, see the hardening books in the public domain. There are many rumors and speculations around Kabbalah as a mystical teaching, it is interesting that such institutions are hidden in Moscow's back streets. VKHUTEMAS (higher artistic and technical workshops, originally an academy of painting, sculpture and architecture) is the forge of the Russian avant-garde. At various times, the following studied or taught in this building: Goncharova, Larionov, Tatlin, Rodchenko, Mayakovsky, Malevich, Kandinsky, Shchusev, Melnikov, Ginzburg and others - masters and innovators, driven by revolutionary energy, who created unprecedented works here, which are rightly considered masterpieces of world culture.
Truly, a tour of the courtyards, courtyards and alleys of Moscow is an opportunity to peer into the cultural cross-section of the capital and simply have a pleasant and educational stroll through the historical center.
Let's meet
Monument to Chekhov in Kamergersky Lane (opposite the A.P. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater).
Anton Latynin Moscow expert, theater and literary critic, author and leader of dozens of thematic excursions around Moscow in Russian, German and English. He received higher education in Russia and Germany. Graduate of the National Research University Higher School of Economics with a degree in journalism and media communications. A native Muscovite.
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I'd like to express my gratitude and that of my supervisor for organizing the tour! We were very pleased.
We would like to repeat this in October, but on a different route – ZIL.
Note: This is about a tour for developers of the Samolet Group of Companies, conducted by guide Maria.
Was on excursions along Sukharevskaya Square - we reached Tsvetnoy Boulevard, I didn’t expect it to be so interesting!
For those who are in doubt whether to go or not - go, it really has become one of the cool summer memories!!!
Thank you and Masha for yesterday!
The speakers are happy. The connection in the headphones often failed, especially at the checkpoint, but this is our current life situation. It was audible if they were standing close, no further than 1.5 meters. Colleagues have already asked for your contacts. I will gladly share and will be glad to have a new opportunity to work with you. Special thanks to the Director for the Bureau
Note: excursion "Heart of the capital» for participants of the Moscow Oncology Forum 2025. Guides - Anastasia and Maria
It was very interesting to hear how the Krasnaya district developed. Presni, how Prokhorov's figure influenced the development of our city. A pleasant dive into a quiet, previously unexplored area!
Note: we are talking about the excursion with the guide Anton
There was a great tour of the area. Patricks.
We learned a lot of new things. Anastasia is a master of her craft. The tour was exciting, not boring at all, lively and interesting. Everyone was satisfied. Full of new impressions. I definitely recommend it. You will be satisfied!
Overall, this wasn’t the first time I’ve walked around Moscow with Anton, and each time it was a real adventure!
I wanted to express my gratitude once again for the wonderful excursion on Saturday - we really enjoyed the walk, the information and the communication with you, then we discussed for a long time what everyone remembered and what struck them. It would seem that you have lived in Moscow all your life, there was Moscow studies at school, but it turns out that you still don’t know so much!! In general, thank you very much, my mother said it was the best gift for her birthday!
Note: this is about the excursion "Soul of Moscow«
I will definitely recommend this company to my friends and we will use its services ourselves.
Excellent organization of excursions, all wishes were taken into account, punctuality at the highest level
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Two and a half hours of fascinating stories and urban theatre legends. I'll tell you one:
The great composer Sergei Prokofiev lived in Kamergersky Lane. And he managed to die on the same day as Stalin. There was a terrible crush in Moscow, everything was blocked off, the entire capital wanted to say goodbye to the leader. So, to see Prokofiev off, the coffin was carried out from Kamergersky Lane on the roofs. I can vividly imagine this picture.
Review from Alexandra's tg channel.