Two Moscow Parks Chosen as Russian Answer to Hyde Park

Moscow city authorities have chosen Sokolniki and Gorky parks to host the Russian counterpart to London’s Hyde Park, famous for its Speakers Corner, a city government official said on Thursday.

“Of four possible venues… we decided to choose two – Sokolniki Park and Gorky Park, regional security department chief Alexei Mayorov said.

Only a certain part of those parks will be set aside for the “speakers corner,” he noted.

 

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