Perekopsky Pond, reservoir in Russia
Perekopsky Pond is a triangular pond with rounded corners in Moscow's Zyuzino district, near the crossing of Perekopskaya Street and Sevastopolsky Prospekt. It covers 0.4 hectares, stretches 80 metres south to north and is up to 35 metres wide. Its banks are held by log crib walls about one metre high, with a wooden round-log path, a meadow slope up to 2.5 metres and an asphalt path above.
The pond belonged in the 17th century to the boyarynya Morozova's Zyuzino estate; after the estate was confiscated from the Morozovs, a 1666 inventory noted small crucian carp in the ponds. During the dense building-up of Zyuzino it was kept for firefighting purposes. It lies on a nameless tributary of the Kotlovka and is one of four ponds of the former village.
The pond's earlier name, Medovy ("Honey"), recalls the Zyuzino estate that in the 17th century belonged to the boyarynya Morozova. A 1666 inventory of the village, drawn up after the Morozov estate was confiscated, notes small crucian carp in its ponds. Today the northern bank holds a viewing platform with a decorative metal railing, beyond which stands the monument "To the Heroes of Perekop (1920–1944)".
The area is usually quiet on weekdays, while weekends attract families and joggers to the open space. Early morning or late evening visits offer the softest light and most peaceful conditions for enjoying walks and observation.
The pond is one of four surviving ponds of the former village of Zyuzino; a 1666 inventory of the estate, confiscated from the Morozov family, records small crucian carp in its ponds. Its banks are held by a log crib wall about one metre high.
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