Merchants Stakheevs, Lyamins... Paths strewn with broken bricks still crunch underfoot... Sokolniki Park, a favorite place for festivities of Muscovites of all generations. Once these quiet places were chosen for the construction of summer cottages by eminent merchants, nobles, and the clergy. On the radial clearings, away from the noise of the city, under the old lindens, they enjoyed peace.
