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Seven squares and the park received official names in St. Petersburg

In St. Petersburg, the official names were given to seven squares, and a new park appeared. This is reported by Neva.Today with reference to the press service of the city administration.

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Seven squares and the park received official names in St. Petersburg

In St. Petersburg, the official names were given to seven squares, and a new park appeared. This is reported by Neva.Today with reference to the press service of the city administration.

A new park appeared on Peterhofskaya Street, which was named after the Mavrino estate. Square "Stone beach", located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, is now called so officially. Another square, "Bread Sloboda", appeared on English Avenue between houses No. 7/2 and No. 13. In addition, Piskarevsky Park entered the territory at the intersection of Vernost and Karpinsky streets in the Kalininsky district.

In Vasileostrovsky district, the green zone southeast of the Sea Embankment and Michmanskaya Street was given the name “Akademik Gorynin Square”. In the Krasnoselsky district, Alexander Demyanenko Square appeared on Tambasov Street - in honor of the famous Soviet actor and people's artist of the RSFSR. The square on Politruk Pasechnik Street was named in honor of the Hero of the Soviet Union Mikhail Tyurin.

In the village of Shushary on Visherskaya Street, a square appeared, perpetuating the feat of soldiers who fought for Leningrad. In the village of Ushkovo Square, located at the intersection of Primorsky Highway and Beach Street, now bears the name of Dmitry Ushkov, a participant in the Great Patriotic War, who defended the city.

Source: Московский комсомолец ↗

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