Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SPE
SPECIAL E
CIAL EXHIBIT
XHIBITS
The Church of St Nicholas in Tolmachi is where Pavel Tretyakov regularly atten-
ded church. He is now buried in Novodevichy Cemetery.
BBROTHER
THERS TRE
S TRETYAAKOV
The Tretyakov Gallery began as the private collection of 19th-century industrialist
brothers Pavel and Sergei Tretyakov. Pavel was a patron of the Peredvizhniki
(Wanderers), 19th-century painters who broke away from the conservative
Academy of Arts and started depicting common people and social problems.
Nowadays they are among Russia's most celebrated painters and the Tretyakov
boasts some of the most exquisite examples of their work.
SIGHTS
ARTS CENTRE
RED OCTOBER
This defiant island of Russian modernity and European-ness is a vibrant arts centre filled
with cool bars, restaurants and galleries. With an aptly revolutionary name, the former Red
October chocolate factory looks straight into Kremlin's eyes - a vivid reminder that Russia
is not all about totalitarian control and persecution.
Made of red brick, like its imperial vis-à-vis across the river, the factory was built by Ger-
man national Theodor Ferdinand von Einem and proudly bore his name until the Bolshevik
takeover. Production was suspended in the noughties when its conversion into Moscow's
hottest restaurant and entertainment area began. These days it is a key part of the hipster belt
stretching along the river into Gorky Park and beyond. Come here to rub shoulders with
Moscow's smart, cool and beautiful in one of the rooftop bars or check out an exhibition at
the flagship
Strelka Institute
or
Lumiere Brothers Photography Centre
.
