From Yugo-Vostochnaya Metro: the station, side streets, and a composer's square

A walk through the Vykhino-Zhulebino district: from the new metro station to Balakirev Square and back
Stories along the route
Юго-Восточная (станция метро, Москва) · 0.0 km
You are standing at the easternmost metro station within the MKAD, and this is not just a geographical detail but a true achievement of engineering.
Ташкентский переулок · 0.3 km
You are standing in a place where the street's name didn't appear by chance, but followed the strict logic of Moscow's cartographers.
Площадь Композитора Балакирева · 0.7 km
You are standing in the very center of a square that officially doesn't exist — at least, not on paper. Composer Balakirev Square appeared on Moscow's maps quite recently, in 2017, but if you try to find a building with…
Самаркандский бульвар · 0.8 km
You're standing on Samarkandsky Boulevard, and you may never have thought that this name appeared on Moscow's map in 1968, when it was officially approved on September 3.
Ташкентская улица (Москва) · 1.7 km
You are standing on Tashkentskaya Street, and its name is not just a random label on the map. It appeared here on December 13, 1967, when the city authorities approved this name for a new thoroughfare.
Ферганская улица (Москва) · 2.4 km
You are standing on Ferganskaya Street, and you may not even suspect that its name is not just a random word on the map.