Revolution Square

Revolution Square (formerly Vokzalnaya, Chelyuskintsev) is located directly in front of the Moscow Railway Station.

In Soviet times it was a site of demonstrations.

General view of Revolution Square

The left edge is the intersection of Litvinov Street and Sovetskaya Street, where the building of the former Railwaymen's Commune (1929–34) is located. At the other end are the McDonald's building (Kharitonov, Pestov, Tarasov, 1998), Respublika (Ferrari Moscow Studio, 2005), and the Central Department Store building (built in 1935–36 by A. Zhukov, facades reconstructed in 1953 by V. Rymarenko).

See also

• Prewar photos of Revolution Square (archive)

• Moscow Railway Station

• Respublika Shopping Center

• TsUM

• McDonald's

The section of the square near the Moscow Railway Station has repeatedly been the site of pedestrian collisions: in 2025, an employee of the regional government was killed here after getting out of a taxi, when she was struck by a bus, whose driver was subsequently convicted. In 2026, the city transport department, together with the Traffic Management Center (TsODD), the traffic police (GAI), and Russian Railways (RZhD), changed the traffic layout on the square: road signs were relocated and added, the passenger drop-off zone for buses near the Tsar's Pavilion was expanded, and a stopping area for private vehicles and taxis was set up opposite the main entrance to the railway station. To monitor compliance with the rules for boarding and dropping off passengers, the Regional Traffic Control Center (TsRTS) installed additional video recording cameras in the stopping zone.