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Tsentralnyy okrug in Moskva, Russia — Россия (Eastern Europe or Northern Asia)
 

Bolshoi Putinkovsky Alley

 
 
Bolshoi Putinkovsky Alley Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles Berman, November 25, 2021
1. Bolshoi Putinkovsky Alley Marker
Inscription.  
Большой
Путинковский
Переулок

Название XVI - XVII вв.
В то время здесь Дмитровская дорога раздваивалась -
было распутье. Тут же находился путской посольский
двор где останавливались иноземные послы.
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Поэтому
местность прозвали Путники.

В 1928 г. был переименован в проезд Скворцова-Степанова.
В 1994 г. переулку возвращено его историческое название.

(English translation:)
Bolshoi
Putinkovsky
Alley

Name from 16th - 17th centuries

At that time here Dmitrovskaya road divided - there was a fork in the road (rasputye). Here also was located the road (put) embassy court, where foreign ambassadors stopped. For that reason the location
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was called Putniki.

In 1928 it was renamed Skvortsov-Stepanov Pass.
In 1994 the alley was returned its historical name.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
 
Location. 55° 46.02′ N, 37° 36.515′ E. Marker is in Tsentralnyy okrug, Moskva. It is on Bolshoi Putinkovsky Alley, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Strastnoy Boulevard 5, Tsentralnyy okrug, Moskva 12700-6, Russia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on the Pacific Rim. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Soviet Union and also the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nekropolis of Passion Convent (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Aleksei Aleksandrovich Surkov (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Aleksei Denisovich Dikiy (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Mikhail Ulyanov (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Nikolai Vasilyevich Tomsky (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Sergey Timofeyevich Konenkov (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Lyubov Orlova (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Terrorist Act of 9 December 2003 (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tsentralnyy okrug.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 21 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 17, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
 
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Nov. 14, 2026