Oktyabrskoye Pole: from the metro to marshals and music
A walk through streets of military commanders, a church, and an institute of music
Stories along the route
Октябрьское Поле (станция метро) · 0.0 km
You are standing at a station that takes its name from a field where military drills once thundered, and where marshals now stroll and music plays.
Улица Маршала Мерецкова (Москва) · 0.5 km
You are standing on a street that bears the name of a man whose life was one continuous map of military roads. Marshal Meretskov is a figure trailed by a string of grand operations and incredible resilience.
Московский государственный институт музыки имени А. Г. Шнитке · 0.9 km
Before you stands a building where music begins long before the first chord. This is the Moscow State Institute of Music named after Alfred Schnittke — a place where they train professionals whose names will one day soun…
Комплекс жилых домов на Октябрьском поле · 1.1 km
You are standing in front of a facade that Muscovites among themselves call the 'German Settlement', even though no Germans were ever settled here.
Улица Маршала Бирюзова (Москва) · 1.4 km
You are standing on a street that bears a marshal's name, but around you there are no parade-ground marshals — just everyday life.
Храм иконы Божией Матери «Скоропослушница» на Ходынском поле · 1.8 km
Before you stands a church that seems to have grown out of the silence of this district's military past. Its white walls and golden domes are not mere decoration but a living answer to the prayers of thousands of people.…