Balchug. Homeland of Russian vodka
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The authors of the album Kirill Kirakozov and Alexander Nikishin represent a unique cultural project that reveals the little -known secrets of the Golden Island, which arose several centuries ago opposite the Kremlin - the island of Balchug.
Few people know that the island of Balchug is the place where the history of the national Russian drink is magically materialized - vodka.
This story is embodied in almost every tiny lane or even in the house. And the authors of the book are in a hurry to present their arguments to readers.
The Moscow River for centuries carried its waters past the walls of the gray-haired Kremlin. In the spring, the river spilled and the buildings on Balchug stood in the water on the very roofs, and moved here exclusively in boats - both along the Tsaritsyn meadows, and along the embankments, and along Bolotnaya Square, and on numerous garden streets. The terrible flood of the spring of 1783 is boldly most of the buildings and temples of Balchug, destroyed the All -Sixth bridge (large stone) The Moscow Commander-in-Chief Count Chernyshev reported to Catherine II: "... Three arches of the bridges collapsed ... and 11 strokes of the stone are on them ..." and then a bold decision was made to dig a drainage canal and take part of the waters of the Moscow river to the new direction. The waters of the river and the canal merged together and showed the world a unique island in the very center of the city opposite the walls and towers of the Kremlin: the Golden Island, the island of Balchug, the future pearl of Moscow and Russia. But few people know that the island of Balchug is the place where the history of the national Russian drink is magically materialized - vodka. This story is embodied in almost every tiny lane or even a house. And the authors of the book are in a hurry to present their arguments to readers
Few people know that the island of Balchug is the place where the history of the national Russian drink is magically materialized - vodka.
This story is embodied in almost every tiny lane or even in the house. And the authors of the book are in a hurry to present their arguments to readers.
The Moscow River for centuries carried its waters past the walls of the gray-haired Kremlin. In the spring, the river spilled and the buildings on Balchug stood in the water on the very roofs, and moved here exclusively in boats - both along the Tsaritsyn meadows, and along the embankments, and along Bolotnaya Square, and on numerous garden streets. The terrible flood of the spring of 1783 is boldly most of the buildings and temples of Balchug, destroyed the All -Sixth bridge (large stone) The Moscow Commander-in-Chief Count Chernyshev reported to Catherine II: "... Three arches of the bridges collapsed ... and 11 strokes of the stone are on them ..." and then a bold decision was made to dig a drainage canal and take part of the waters of the Moscow river to the new direction. The waters of the river and the canal merged together and showed the world a unique island in the very center of the city opposite the walls and towers of the Kremlin: the Golden Island, the island of Balchug, the future pearl of Moscow and Russia. But few people know that the island of Balchug is the place where the history of the national Russian drink is magically materialized - vodka. This story is embodied in almost every tiny lane or even a house. And the authors of the book are in a hurry to present their arguments to readers
Author:
Author:Никишин Александр
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Cookbooks, Food & Wine
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-6046513-3-9
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