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In 1932 the park was named after M. A. Gorky. The idea of a need for a central park of culture and leisure in Moscow arose in the late 1920s in relation to Moscow's reconstruction with notions of a socialist "city of the future". The park was named after the writer and political activist Maxim Gorky. [5]
- 300 acres (120 ha)
- Moscow, Russia
- 1928
Aug 2, 2022 · The official name of the park is Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure, though it is usually briefly known as Gorky Park. The park is named after the Soviet writer Maxim Gorky , founder of the literary movement of socialist realism and nominated five times for the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- Occupies almost 220 hectares on the bank of Moskva River. Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure – that’s what this public space is officially called, with people simply calling it ‘Gorky Park’.
- Began its history before the revolution. The history of Gorky Park began from Neskuchny Sad. In the 18th century, the country estates of noble Russian families were located there, along the right bank of the Moskva River – the Golitsyns, the Orlovs and the Trubetskoys.
- A ‘shop front’ for Soviet authorities. After the revolution, Neskuchny Sad was nationalized and opened for visitors. In 1923, it hosted the first large agriculture and craftsmanship exhibition, long before a separate park was built for it, presently known as VDNKh.
- Designed not just for leisure but also for culture. On August 12, 1928, one of the first Soviet parks of culture and leisure was opened here. Cafes, dance and fitness grounds, hammocks – all the conditions for leisure were created for the working masses.
Park in Krasnoyarsk. Central Park in Krasnoyarsk after Gorky. In 1932, it was named after Maxim Gorky, the main Soviet writer at the time, in honor of the 40th anniversary of his creative...
Aug 27, 2013 · The park is named for Maxim Gorky, the Bolshevik writer and political activist who died in 1936.
Gorky Park’s full title is ‘Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after Maksim Gorky’. It opened in 1928 and since 1932 has been named after the famous Soviet writer Maxim Gorky.
The Central Park of Rest and Culture Named After M. Gorky, to give it its full name, is one of the most famous places in Moscow (thanks presumably to Martin Cruz Smith's grizzly tale of a psychopathic professor, and the Hollywood film it inspired - shot mostly in Stockholm).
