New Arbat

Take this book in your hands and head to Novy Arbat. There is never a crowd here - the spacious street seems to invite you for a leisurely stroll. No one will push you from behind, no one will rush you. You will be able to calmly and unhurriedly take a tour along a familiar route. And you will definitely learn something new. And how could it be otherwise? After all, this book is written by Alexander Vaskin, well-known to Muscovites and guests of the capital for his fascinating stories, TV and radio shows dedicated to Moscow. We will even visit places where there is no access today - in the closed restaurant 'Prague' and the sunken maternity hospital of Grauerman, in the former store 'Melody' and the long-gone cafe 'Metelitsa' (in slang 'Broom'), in the vanished restaurant 'Arbat' and the 'House of Deputies', as well as in the most beautiful temple of Simeon Stolpnik and the disappeared 'Novoarbatsky' grocery store. This is not just a book, but a journey back to our childhood and youth.