Sokolniki
Le parc de chasse des tsars
L’un des parcs préférés des Moscovites, le club Roussakov de Melnikov et une station de la première ligne de métro.
Photo: Qweasdqwe · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le quartier
The name comes from the Sokolnichya Sloboda, home to the tsar’s falconers. Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich liked to hunt in these woods.
In the 19th century the Sokolniki grove became a favourite place for Muscovites’ outings, and the fan of straight cuttings radiating from the central circle still defines the park’s layout.
In 1935 the first Moscow metro line started here, running from Sokolniki to Park Kultury. In 1959 the park hosted the American National Exhibition, scene of the famous “Kitchen Debate” between Khrushchev and Nixon.
- District administratif
- Est okroug administratif
- Statut
- District
- Population
- 60 852 (au 2025)
- Superficie
- 10,2 km²
- Stations dans le district
- 2
Population d’après Wikidata à la date indiquée ; superficie calculée d’après la limite OpenStreetMap ; stations selon leur position dans la limite.
À voir
Sokolniki Park
A historic park with radial cuttings, Fountain Square and a rose garden.
Rusakov Workers’ Club
Konstantin Melnikov’s masterpiece (1927–1929), with auditorium cantilevers projecting over the street.
Church of the Resurrection
An early 20th-century neo-Russian church by Sokolnicheskaya Square.
Sokolniki station
One of the stations of the first metro line of 1935.
Où se promener
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The radial cuttings
Walk from Fountain Square along the Mayskiy or Meshchersky cutting into the woods.
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Rose garden and Small Circle
Flower beds and summer cafés near the main entrance.
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Putyayevsky Ponds
A chain of ponds in the northern part of the park.
Architecture
Sokolniki is above all a park: long alleys, ponds, a rose garden and woodland that merges smoothly into Losiny Ostrov National Park.Rusakov Club
An avant-garde icon: architecture expressing the function of the auditorium.
Church of the Resurrection
A many-domed church built with funds from local residents.
Park pavilions
Exhibition halls recalling the international fairs held here.
Transports
The Sokolnicheskaya line links the district with the centre in a few minutes. Sokolniki station has an interchange with the Big Circle Line.
Sur le plan des transportsLe saviez-vous
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The district’s name is linked to the tsars’ falconry.
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The first metro line of 1935 began at Sokolniki station.
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In 1959 the park hosted the American National Exhibition.
Galerie photo
Sokolniki, Moscow: photograph from Wikimedia Commons
Sur la carte
Limites : © contributeurs OpenStreetMap, ODbL. Limite d’après OpenStreetMap, novembre 2026.