Published on: 2026-10-03
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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On the “Active Citizen – for Children” platform, an educational survey, whose participants are to take a virtual walk along the route “Literary Lefortovo” and choose the most interesting point. The unusual excursion was devised by Arseniy Pryakhin — a young laureate of the “Show Moscow!” contest, organized by the city By the Tourism Committee. Each point of the author’s route reveals new facts about the life and work of famous Russian writers.
The survey includes nine sites, more information about which can be found in the section “More details”. The route begins not far from school No. 345 named after A.S. Pushkin, where a bust of the poet is installed in a small square. Then the participants of the walk will head to the Lefortovo Palace building, which features in the novel “Nowhere” by Nikolai Leskov. The next stop will be the military hospital, which Konstantin Paustovsky described in the chapter “Lefortovo Nights” in the autobiographical work “Story of a Life”.
A few more points of the route refer to the reports of Vladimir Gilyarovsky. The Lefortovo district was severely affected during the hurricane of 1904, which the journalist wrote about in his materials. Describing the aftermath of the disaster, he mentions the Church of Peter and Paul and the Annenhof Grove, on the site of which Lefortovsky Park is now located.
In Lefortovo, the brothers Anton and Nikolai Chekhov also often visited. They were guests of their friends Konstantin Makarov and Mikhail Dyukovsky, who served in the Red Barracks.
In addition, during the walk, you can see the Catherine Palace. At the end of the 19th century, the building housed a cadet corps, where Alexander Kuprin studied.
A child’s view of Moscow
You can learn more about the Orekhovo-Borisovo Severnoye district, as well as about how this area is connected with the name and fate of Boris Godunov, within the framework of another survey on the platform. Participants are invited to name the most interesting point of the walking tour created by Vladimir Frolov, another winner of the “Show Moscow!” contest. It takes only half an hour to see all the sights of the route.
In addition, the platform has completed survey, whose participants chose the best point of the author’s route “In Search of Cats.” It was invented by another young Moscow expert — the finalist of the “Show Moscow!” contest, Vladimir Selikhov. The kids liked the sculpture by Alexander Rukavishnikov “Cat on a Cherry Pillow” the most. You can see this unusual purrer with fish scale-like fur in the square near the art café “Rukav.”
Participating in the surveys will give the kids an opportunity to discover new facts about Moscow and plan interesting walking routes around the capital. Later, on the “Active Citizen — for Children” platform, informative video stories will be released about the places that received the highest number of votes.
“Active Citizens” will share their impressions of their trips on the MCCNew rewards have appeared on the “Million Prizes” website for participants in the loyalty program
Kids from six to thirteen years old inclusive, with standard conditions, can share their opinions in the surveys account on mos.ru. For participation, they will be credited with children’s points from the city loyalty program “Million of Prizes”. They are offered to be used for obtaining goods and services from partner organizations or to be directed to animal welfare funds. You can select options for using the points on children’s version the program’s website in the section “Treasure Trove”.
“Active Citizen — for Children” — is an online platform created specifically for young Muscovites aged from six to 14 years. Here, kids can make important decisions for the city through polls. Users can also enjoy engaging quizzes, games, and videos that introduce Moscow and tell about the city’s history, its development, and projects for children.
The platform is being developed by the State Public Institution “New Management Technologies” and the capital city Department of Information Technology.
The creation, development, and operation of e-government infrastructure, including the provision of mass socially significant services, as well as other services and offerings in electronic form, correspond to the objectives of the national project “Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State” and the regional project of the city of Moscow “Digital Public Administration.” You can learn more about Russia’s national projects and the capital’s contribution at special page.
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