TheYar (Russian:Яр, from French"yard") was a restaurant and theatre in 19th Century Moscow frequented byPushkin,Tolstoy,Chekhov andMaxim Gorky. It was famous for itsSokolovsky gypsy choir.[1] The Yar ran from 1826 to 1925 on the street known asKuznetsky Most.[2]
The second Yar was opened on theSt. Petersburg chaussée built byAdolf Erichson 1909-1913. The restaurant became popular among Russianelite. It was visited byLeonid Andreev,Konstantin Balmont,Anton Chekhov,Maxim Gorky,Alexander Kuprin,Savva Morozov,Grigory Rasputin, andFyodor Shalyapin.[3]
The current Yar is in theSovietsky Hotel onLeningradsky Prospect (Moscow).[4]
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