Khitrovka
Sign in to savethumb|right|Khitrov market, 1853 Khitrovskaya Square (), also known historically as Khitrov marketplace () or simply Khitrovka (), is a square in the centre of Moscow that existed from the 1820s to 1930s and was restored in the 2010s. In the second half of the 19th century Khitrovka became a bawdy place of Moscow, a den for thousands of unemployed and criminals. It is described by V.A. Gilyarovsky, C.S. Stanislavsky and other authors.
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- Russia
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- Basmanny District
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- Хитро́вка
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thumb|right|Khitrov market, 1853
Khitrovskaya Square (), also known historically as Khitrov marketplace () or simply Khitrovka (), is a square in the centre of Moscow that existed from the 1820s to 1930s and was restored in the 2010s. In the second half of the 19th century Khitrovka became a bawdy place of Moscow, a den for thousands of unemployed and criminals. It is described by V.A. Gilyarovsky, C.S. Stanislavsky and other authors.
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