Who stood in the garden of the USSR, and where they were built

Villas Soviet elite - where were they?

In the Soviet Union, in spite of the triumph of Marxist-Leninist ideas, the concept is still there in the elite society. Party bureaucracy, as well as the most successful representatives of the intelligentsia and of course, the military generously donee state. Including the suburban houses.

Peredelkino, Minsk highway

of Boris Pasternak's dacha.

The history of this village dates back to the 17th century. Once there was a village Peredeltsy. Over the centuries, this land has changed many owners. Ruled it Leontiev, Dolgorukov, Samarin. Around the village of extensive pine forests. They have become a guarantor of the excellent environment and pleasant climate.

The writer Konstantin Simonov on his dacha.

That is why there were built and medical institutions of various kinds. So, before the revolution, there was a tuberculosis hospital, and only when the Soviet Union organized a sanatorium.

Villa Korney Chukovsky.

In 1934, on behalf of the party here we began the construction of a holiday village for writers. In the period until 1941 have erected more than fifty villas. At various times, Isaac Babel lived here, Boris Pasternak, Ilya Ilf, Evgeny Petrov, Korney Chukovsky, Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Today in the village a lot of house-museums.

Nikolina Gora, Rublevo-Uspenskoe

There are a lot of prestigious homes.

Dacha cooperative science and art workers here began to build in the 20s of the last century. In the 30 years the village was named "Pine", where is located the eponymous boarding the USSR Council of Ministers. On this site will be linked by such famous names as the islanders Schmidt, Kapitsa. There are cottages Nikita Mikhalkov and Andrei Konchalovsky.

There is also a summer residence of Nikita Khrushchev.

Zhukovka, Rublevo-Uspenskoe

There were garden party leadership.

Under this name settlement first appeared in 1826. However, the first settlement appeared here as early as the 15th century. After the arrival of Soviet power, in the first half of the XX century, this is the place chosen by the tip of the Communist Party.

Yezhov with relatives in the country.

Suffice it to say that there was a summer residence of Stalin and Yezhov. Here was the home of Andrei Sakharov and Minister of Education Furtseva.

Barvikha, Rublevo-Uspenskoe

Once upon a time there was a forest.

Three centuries ago, at the place of the elite settlement was a pine forest, which is called Oboriha. Its present name this place has received only at the beginning of the last century. the founder of the village was General Alexander Kazakov, who before the revolution dreamed of turning this place into a resort.

The writer Alexei Tolstoy in the country.

In Soviet times, the residence of Mikhail Gorbachev was located here. The inhabitants of the village were such prominent figures as Alexei Tolstoy, Samuil Marshak, Sergei Korolev.

Abramtsevo, Yaroslavl highway

A prestigious site.

The history of this village dates back to the 17th century. It is known that in 1843 the village was bought by ST Aksakov, who built the estate in these locations. At one time it visited Gogol, Turgenev, Tyutchev. In the period from 1970 to 1900, this place has attracted many artists.

Villa-Museum of the writer Sergei Aksakov.

After the Bolsheviks came to power in the village has changed a bit (except the hosts). There was also all the artistic village.

Kratovo, Egoryevskoe highway

Today is a solid elite buildings.

Once this place was called Prozorovka and belonged to the famous noble family Golitsyn-Prozorovsky. In 1910 the village was bought by Nikolai Karlovich von Meck, the owner of the Moscow-Ryazan railway. Summer houses, the village began to build up only in 30-ies of XX century. At various times, settled here, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Sergei Eisenstein, Alexander Serafimovich.

Frunzevets, Kiev highway

Then gather the cream of society.

Sites like wealthy summer residents in the 19th century. In these places, we rested many prominent writers, artists. There appeared Anton Chekhov, Yesenin, Konstantin Stanislavsky. Already at the time of the Soviet Union in the 30s there began the issuance of land for the construction of villas for the representatives of the Soviet command. It is not surprising that the local houses are often called "generals' dachas."

Villa Konstantin Stanislavsky.

Valentinovka, Yaroslavl highway

Prestigious houses erected here and now.

The first summer houses in this place began to appear in 1906. However, only 25 years later, the village gained fame among the creative intelligentsia of Moscow.

Yuri Nikulin in the country.

Almost immediately after that, it became personally gave the order for assigning the locality of the holiday village the status of the Art, Small and Large theaters.

Snegiri, Volokolamsk Highway

A beautiful place.

The first settlement appeared here in 1903, when there passed the railway station and appeared under the name of "Snegiri". Already in the 30-ies of XX century there appeared Holiday of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. By itself it immediately sparked to the settlement of the interest of the Moscow elite. Demand among the rich land here and today.

Labor, Dmitrovskoe

Soviet commanders lived here.

One of the youngest holiday villages. We created it in 1945. Built here a summer residence for the Soviet generals. The most famous summer residents of the village have become Marshals of the Soviet Union Mikhail Katukov, Vasily Chuikov and Paul Rotmistrov.