Cheryomushki District

Cheryomushki is a residential district in south-western Moscow located between Nakhimovsky Avenue to the north and Obrucheva Street to the south. The area contains many apartment blocks and green spaces that shape the everyday landscape for those living there.

During the 1950s the district became a testing ground for standardized apartment blocks that would later be replicated across the Soviet Union as the Khrushchyovka model. This construction drive fundamentally reshaped the region and defined an entire era of Soviet housing development.

The district gained attention through Shostakovich's operetta Moscow Cheryomushki, which used music and theater to comment on Soviet housing life. This artistic work reflected how residents understood and lived in their new standardized homes.

Two metro lines serve the district with the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line on the western side and the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line on the eastern section. This provides good transport connections for daily commuters and people exploring the area.

The name comes from the bird cherry tree, a wild species that once covered this territory before development. This botanical origin reveals how the landscape was transformed from natural woodland into an urban residential area.

Location: South-Western Administrative Okrug

Location: Moscow

Website: http://cheremush.mos.ru

GPS coordinates: 55.66472,37.56056

Latest update: December 20, 2025 12:55