The mystical sites are mainly located in the old part of the city and have a long history.
Each city has its own legends. Moscow mythology is also replete with stories of mysterious phenomena and intriguing stories from the distant past of the Russian capital. These buildings or places are mostly historical, with an interesting background, usually located in the old part of the city.
Let's talk about some of the most interesting mystical houses in Moscow.
Serafimovich Street, 2
The Government House on Bersenevskaya Embankment was built in 1931 for party workers and representatives of the new Moscow elite. But five hundred enviable apartments with oak parquet floors, exclusive furniture and high ceilings almost immediately turned into a real trap for the new settlers. In the 1930s and 1940s, "House on the Embankment" became the center of nighttime arrests and disappearances, earning the telling nicknames - "Stage of the Gulag" and "House of those sentenced to death." Apartments began to pass from hand to hand, tenants replaced each other in a row. In addition, archaeological excavations confirm that the residential complex was built on the site of the torture chambers of Malyuta Skuratov, the beloved guardsman of Ivan the Terrible. In 1906, instruments of torture and human remains were found here.
House on the Embankment (Photo: Artem Geodakyan / TASS).
Residents of the house have repeatedly reported encounters with ghosts, strange rustles, steps and conversations. For example, the writer Eduard Khrutsky talked about the sounds of the pre-war tango "In the Chair Park" that came from the empty neighboring apartment. Going inside, Khrutsky found that there was no one there. Later the writer learned that the repressed apartment owners were very fond of this melody. Despite the presence of ghosts, today it is an elite residential building. Average price for 1 sq. m in this house, according to CIAN, is 511.49 thousand rubles.
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Tverskoy Boulevard, 23
The tragic fate of the director Alexander Tairov is connected with this building. Together with his wife Alisa Koonen in 1914 he created the Chamber Theater. An 18th century mansion on Tverskoy Boulevard was chosen for the theater building. But in 1936 misfortune struck the spouses. Their farce opera "Heroes" was harshly criticized by the authorities and theatrical authorities of that time. On this, the calm life of Alexander Tairov ended - the persecution began. And on May 29, 1949, the theater played its farewell performance. The building was handed over to a new director and was renamed the Moscow Drama Theater. A. S. Pushkin. A month later, Alexander Tairov died of brain cancer in a psychiatric clinic.
Moscow Drama Theater. A. S. Pushkin (Photo: Vyacheslav Prokofiev / TASS).
During the next reconstruction of the mansion, a toilet was built on the site of Tairov's personal office. It is believed that Alisa Koonen did not forgive such humiliation and in her hearts cursed the building on Tverskoy Boulevard. After the death of Alisa Koonen, the actors and staff started talking about the ghost of a woman in a black leather jacket and a red scarf. It was in this way that Koonen performed her role in one of her husband's performances. The ghost was met in the theater corridors and in the back rows of the auditorium. In the acting environment, the latter meant the inevitable failure of the performance. Rumor has it that the stage workers even refused to clean the scenery out of fear of this mystical phenomenon.
Myasnitskaya street, 17
In the second half of the 19th century, the Kusovnikovs' mansion stood on the site of an unusual building in oriental style, where an old tea shop operates today. Major General Pyotr Petrovich and his wife Sofya Ivanovna moved there after the death of the famous Freemason Lieutenant General L. D. Izmailov. Finding in the house a room with a skeleton and an abundance of Masonic paraphernalia, the couple ordered all the rooms to be nailed up tightly. Only two premises, which were used by the Kusovnikovs, remained open. Since then, the new owners were afraid to be in their own home. It is believed that for all the time from 1843 to 1870, they did not dare to visit the rest of the rooms.
Tea House on Myasnitskaya (Photo: Konstantin Kokoshkin / Global Look Press).
The husband and wife were wealthy people, but they were distinguished by pathological stinginess. They did not receive guests, did not give alms, led a reclusive lifestyle, and from the servants agreed to hire only a janitor. Once, going to a distant estate, the elderly couple hid all their savings in the fireplace. Unaware of this, the janitor lit the stove and the bank notes burned out. From the sad news, Sofya Ivanovna immediately died.
After burying his wife, the old man Kusovnikov turned to the city authorities for a long time and demanded to exchange the burnt money for new ones. Unable to cope with his grief, he lost his mind, began to beg and soon died. Since then, in these places in the evenings, passers-by sometimes see the ghost of an unfortunate old man in a long coat, who is looking for burnt banknotes.
Bolshaya Yakimanka Street, 43
Since 1938, the French Embassy has been located in the historic mansion of the merchant Igumnov on Bolshaya Yakimanka Street. But it all began back in 1888, when the owner of the Yaroslavl manufactory Nikolai Vasilyevich Igumnov submitted a petition to build a stone house.
House of the merchant Igumnov (Photo: ITAR-TASS / Irina Afonskaya).
Especially for this, he invited the Yaroslavl architect Nikolai Pozdeev, a master of Russian eclecticism. In 1891 everything was ready. However, the fabulous tower that stood out from the rest of the buildings drew criticism and condemnation of neighbors. The merchant Igumnov succumbed to public pressure and went to court, refusing to pay for the work performed. The mansion was the last completed project of the talented architect. In an effort to get away from debts, Nikolai Pozdeev committed suicide, before promising all residents of the merchant's mansion grief and misfortune.
It is believed that since then the first phantom has settled in the mansion. Later, the ghost of the young dancer Varvara settled there. The woman was the mistress of Nikolai Vasilyevich. There were rumors among the townspeople that the owner of the house found Varvara with another man and, in a state of passion, killed her, and immured her body within the walls of the house. Eyewitnesses said that every evening strange sounds were heard in the mansion and from time to time a ghost in a white dress appeared - a gloomy silhouette pointed to the walls.
Igumnov's own life was also tragic. During the ball in 1901, the merchant decided to impress the guests by covering the entire floor with gold ducats depicting Peter I. The emperor found out about this and sent the merchant to a permanent settlement in Abkhazia.
Ulyana Smirnova