Meshchansky Destrict

Meschansky Destrict () is a destrict o Central Admeenistrative Okrug o Moscow, Roushie. Population:  

The destrict extends due north frae Kitai-gorod tae Kamer-Kollezhsky Val. Wastren bundary wi Tverskoy Destrict follaes the track o Neglinnaya River (Neglinnaya Street, Tsvetnoy Boulevard, Samotechnaya Street, Soviet Airmy Street). Eastren bundary wi Krasnoselsky Destrict follaes Bolshaya Lubyanka Street an Sretenka Street, then ane block east frae Mira Avenue.

The destrict contains pairt o Kuznetsky Most Street, Rozhdestvensky monastery an  Rozhdestvensky Boulevard, Olympic Stadium an a row o neoclassical, palace-lik biggins north frae the Garden Ring. It hooses heidquarters o Federal Security Service in Lubyanka Square, Central Bank o the Roushie Federation, FAPSI an ither govrenment agencies.

Etymology
Meshchane in the Roushie Empire denotit a social estate o poor toun residents who did no qualify as merchants or ceevil servants; in modren Roushie, it is a pejorative name for a nairae-mindit philistine. Meschansky Destrict acquired its name earlier, in the seicont hauf o 17t century, throu the Ukrainians an Belaroushies abductit frae thair hametouns in the course o Russo-Pols War (1654–1667). Thir fowk settled north frae present-day Garden Ring, reachin 692 hoosehaulds bi 1682 (Sytin, p. 296). In thair leids, meshchane meant simply "toun fowk", "the locals", athoot negative connotation; the name o Meshchanskaya sloboda persists tae date.

Seembols on the coat o airms denote:
Gowden horn o plenty - the Central Bank
Red brig - Kuznetsky Most
The cannon - auld Moscow Armoury (пушечный двор) in present-day Pushechnaya Street

Gallery
North frae Garden Ring: fower historical biggins in a row are dividit atween Meshchansky an Maryina Roshcha Destrict

References
Notes

Sources
П. В. Сытин, "Из истории московских улиц", М. 1948
City law on destrict boundaries, current version  
Year o Dostoyevsky's monument referenced tae: "Архитектура РСФСР за XXX лет", М, 1949

Freemit airtins
Offeecial wabsteid o Meshchansky Destrict  

Category:Destricts o Moscow
Category:History o Moscow