Tourist place of Moscow - Eliseevsky shop

Everyone who comes to Moscow for the first time definitely wants to visit Red Square and see the large GUM shopping mall. However, there is another amazing store with an incredible history in the capital of Russia. On the corner of Tverskaya Street and Kozitsky Lane there is a grocery store "Eliseevsky". It was opened in 1901, becoming the center of social life of all the capital's residents. Exotic products, rare wines, sweets and more. This grocery store has existed for 120 years. And unfortunately, it was closed in 2021 for an indefinite period.

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What makes Eliseevsky grocery store amazing?

Despite the fact that the store was opened in 1901, its history as Deli No. 1 began in the 1920s. In Soviet times, this place was considered the best for shopping. The store had a huge assortment of goods, and with rare products. And by the 1980s, "Eliseevsky" became a real complex with a commercial department. During this period, many Soviet citizens first learned about Gastronome No. 1. The reason was the so-called "Eliseevsky case". A group of store employees were accused of corruption, and director Sokolov was shot by an official court decision.

However, surprisingly, the Eliseevsky store was not closed. And after the collapse of the Soviet Union, after the difficult 1990s and 2000s, it became a place where people come in search of something unusual, rare and exotic. It should be noted that the grocery store was privatized in 1992. After that, the shares of the legal entity were owned by different entrepreneurs. The first restoration of the historic building (inside and outside) was carried out in 2003. Thus, the Soviet Gastronome No. 1 has become a modern supermarket, but retaining a number of its unique features. From 2005 to 2021, the retail operator of the Eliseevsky store there was a trade network "Scarlet Sails". Now there are many rumors about the opening of the complex, but there is no exact information.

We should also mention the amazing house in which the Eliseevsky store is located. This is a real decoration of Tverskaya Street. For more than 230 years, the architectural monument of the eighteenth century has pleased all Muscovites and guests of the capital. From this house, Maria Volkonskaya (the wife of the Decembrist) was escorted to Siberia, but he was remembered as the best and most foreign grocery store in Moscow. For 100 years, people from all over the country have come here in search of scarce products, as well as to see the incredible interiors of the store live. The interior space is divided into several zones with different design. There is no minimalism to which we are all accustomed. On the contrary, the interiors, as if descended from paintings or sketches of great designers. The building will remain intact as the Moscow government has announced its intention to keep the store under city ownership.