SketchMap AtlasRoutes › Moscow: from the Kremlin to Red Square
Vasnetsov · Alekseyev
Alekseyev and Vasnetsov drew the Kremlin, Red Square and Moskvoretskaya Street in different eras
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The stone bridge across the Moskva River and the white walls of the Kremlin: a reconstruction.
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The Senate dome, Arsenal and Nikolskaya Tower: a watercolour of the Kremlin by Alekseyev’s studio.
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Stalls selling prints and books by the Spassky Gate of the Kremlin in old Moscow.
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Shops, passers-by and bell towers of old Moscow on the way to the river: ink and sepia.
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| Stop | Work | Artist | Date | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vsekhsvyatsky Bridge and the Moscow Kremlin | Apollinary Vasnetsov | 1922 | 55.7486, 37.6105 |
| 2 | Senate and Nikolskaya Gate in the Kremlin | Fyodor Alekseyev | c. 1800 | 55.7540, 37.6175 |
| 3 | Bookstalls on the Spassky Bridge | Apollinary Vasnetsov | 1902 | 55.7525, 37.6214 |
| 4 | Moskvoretskaya Street | Fyodor Alekseyev | c. 1800 | 55.7518, 37.6245 |
Artists on this route: Apollinary Vasnetsov, Fyodor Alekseyev.
It starts at “Vsekhsvyatsky Bridge and the Moscow Kremlin” and ends at “Moskvoretskaya Street”: 4 stops, about 1.2 km apart measured in straight lines. Streets and paths wind, so the real walk is longer, and you will want time to sit and draw at each stop.
The sketches are by Apollinary Vasnetsov and Fyodor Alekseyev, made from 1800 to 1922. Each one is shown on the map at the place where it was drawn, with its source and licence.
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Updated 28 October 2026
