• Большая Никитская улица
[bal-sha-ya ni-kit-ska-ya u-li-tsa]
Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street

🔻In the 15th-16th centuries, the main road from the Kremlin to Veliky Novgorod ran along the line of this street. It changed its name several times. Only in the 17th-18th centuries it became known as Bolshaya Nikitskaya.

🔻It was settled mainly by the nobility. The wealth of landowners determined the size of their courtyards and the architectural beauty, style, and solidity of the buildings. Therefore, most of the buildings of the 18th-19th centuries have survived.

🔻Notable landmarks on Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street include:

☆ Moscow University
☆ Church of St. Tatiana
☆ Theater at Nikitsky Gates
☆ Moscow State Conservatory after P.I. Tchaikovsky
☆ Mayakovsky Theater
☆ TASS building
☆ Church of the Great Ascension
☆ House of A.V. Suvorov
☆ Central House of Writers
...

🔻Discover hidden gems, admire magnificent facades on this historic street.

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'Русская картошка' (Russian Potato) has produced a line of potato chips inspired by folk tales, with flavours including:

• Малосольные огурцы
[ma-la-sol'-ny-ye a-gur-tsy]
Pickled cucumbers

• Сало с чесноком
[sa-la s chis-na-kom]
Garlic-flavored lard

• Белые грибы в сметане
[be-ly-ye gri-by f smi-ta-ne]
White mushrooms in sour cream

• Горчица
[gar-chi-tsa]
Mustard

• Холодец с хреном
[kha-la-dets s khre-nam]
Jellied meat with horseradish

• Чёрная икра
[chyor-na-ya ik-ra]
Black caviar

❓Which flavor will you choose?

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