Английский язык. Александрова Г.А. - 52 стр.

        Red Square is one of the most beautiful squares in the world. In the
17 th century the square was called «red» which means «beautiful» in old
Slavic. Here ceremonies and national celebrations take place. St. Basil’s
Cathedral is on the south side of the square. The Cathedral was built in the
16 th century under Ivan the Terrible. The Russian masters Posnik and
Barma built this architectural masterpiece.
        The monument to Minin and Pozharsky is situated in front of the
Cathedral. It is devoted to the victory of 1612 war against the Polish in-
vaders. The monument was sculptured by Ivan Martos in classical style.
        Not far in the Alexandrovsky Garden is the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier made of marble. It is a holy place in Moscow. A perpetual flame
burns on the tombstone which has the following inscription: «Your name
is unknown but your heroic deed is immortal».
        Teatralnaya Square is the centre of Russian theatrical culture, with
the famous Bolshoy Theatre, the Maly Theatre, which is the oldest and
largest drama theatre in the country and with the Children’s Theatre built
in 1921.
        The monument to A.N. Ostrovsky is in front of the Maly Theatre,
and the monument to Karl Marx is the centre of the square opposite to the
Bolshoy Theatre.
        But the most beautiful is the monument to Pushkin. It is situated in
the centre of Pushkinskaya Square opposite to «Rossia» cinema. There
are always many people around, some of them bring flowers to the monu-
ment.
        Moscow is famous for its monuments. You can find here monu-
ments to outstanding writers, poets, scientists.
        Moscow is a city of students. There are over 80 higher educational
institutions in it, including several universities. There is a 32-storey build-
ing of Moscow University in the South-West of Moscow. The University
was named after M. Lomonosov and there is the monument to him in front
of it. The University was constructed in 1949-53. Later in the 70-ties sev-
eral new buildings were added. The city also contains the Russian State
Library, with one of the largest and richest archives in the world.
        Moscow is the seat of the Russian Parliament (the Duma) and the
centre of political life of the country.


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