A small mansion on Mira Avenue, house 22, stands out with its bright and unusual architecture. This building, constructed in 1901 by architect Anatoly Ottovich Gunsta, belonged to the merchant families of Pravatov and Sarkisov. Alexey Stepanovich Sarkisov commissioned the construction of a new house, but shortly after its completion, it was acquired by another Moscow merchant, A.P. Bogdanov, after whom the mansion is named.

Anatoly Gunsta, a recognized master of Moscow modernism, created this mansion in the "neo-Greek" style. The building is adorned with elegant vases on the cornice, columns with griffins at the main entrance, and a square bay window on the first floor, making it a unique example of Moscow architecture from the early 20th century.

Gunsta was known in Moscow not only for his architectural projects. In 1890, he opened the "School of Fine Arts," where masters such as I. Levitan and F. Shekhtel taught. He also founded the "League of Lovers of Scenic Art," which later transformed into the E. Vakhtangov Theater.

The mansion on 1st Meshchanskaya Street previously belonged to chemist V.E. Repman, and then to peasant Y.I. Gankin, who owned it until the October Revolution.

Currently, the building houses the Institute for Security Problems of the CIS countries.