Category:Balchug

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Balchug got its from the Tatar "balchuk", which stands for “mud”. It was really muddy here till the Vodootvodny channel drained the surrounding swamps. The popularity of this place rose steeply in 1552, when under Ivan the Terrible the first "kabak" (Russian equivalent of what we now call pub) in Moscow was opened here. Kabak also functioned as a pawn-shop, and alcohol-lovers here had a unique opportunity to drink away not only their money but even clothes. Times passed, the street became dryer and, as a result, much more prestigious. In 1898 sumptuous Balchug hotel was built here to become the main site of contemporary Balchug Street.

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