Gogolevsky Boulevard, one of the most picturesque places in Moscow. The Boulevard Ring smoothly transitions from one green square to another, and Gogolevsky Boulevard deserves to be in the top three, alongside Tverskoy and Chistoprudny. It received its current name in 1924 in honor of the writer Gogol, whose monument is located on the boulevard. This occurred in the year of the 115th anniversary of the writer's birth. Previously, the boulevard was called Prechistensky, as it was located near the street and square of the same name. This name is associated with the Church of the Smolensk Mother of God on the territory of the Novodevichy Convent. The boulevard is interesting for its architecture and history. Many historical buildings have been preserved here. For example, house No. 2 was frequently visited by A.S. Pushkin, and house No. 6 was built for the city mayor S.M. Tretyakov, brother of the famous patron P.M. Tretyakov. In 1929-1930, the House of Artists was built here, designed by a group of constructivist architects, including I. Leonidov, V. Vladimirov, and M. Barsht. House No. 10 is a striking example of Moscow classicism, where the Decembrist M. Naryshkin lived and was arrested. Gogolevsky Boulevard also left its mark in cinema: scenes from the films 'Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears' and 'Pokrovsky Gates' were filmed here.

Particular attention deserves the Khrushchev estate (Gogolevsky Boulevard, house 31, bldg. 2,3). The building has two main construction periods. On the 1799 plan, it is marked as a two-story structure with a stone lower part and a wooden upper part. In 1812, the building was damaged by fire, but in 1814 the stone floor was restored, and the wooden floor with a mezzanine was rebuilt. The history of the house is interesting: in 1872, the first private women's gymnasium, Fisher's, opened here, where girls studied the same subjects as in men's gymnasiums. Among the graduates was actress S.E. Goslavskaya. In December 1883, P.I. Tchaikovsky attended a musical evening at the gymnasium, where he was warmly received. In 1897, the building was redesigned for rental apartments, and the facades were decorated in an eclectic style under the guidance of architect S. Sokolov. After 1917, the house was used as communal housing, and in the 1960s it was transferred to the services of the REU of the 'Arbat' District.

Currently, the building's facades are plastered and painted, with decorative elements highlighted in color. The first floor is distinguished by banded rustication, and a wide cornice runs between the floors. The windows of the second floor are framed with architraves with aprons, and the central part of the facade is highlighted by rusticated pilasters and a balcony with a metal railing. The two-story volume is crowned with a massive cornice, and a mezzanine with an attic is located on the central axis of the facade.

In the second building (Gogolevsky Boulevard, house 31, bldg. 3), apartment 9 was home to Andrei Bely, and the 'Musaget' publishing house, which he headed, was also located here. The editorial office was visited by such writers as Leonid Andreyev, Konstantin Balmont, Ivan Bunin, and Igor Severyanin. In this house, on November 2, 1910, Alexander Blok read his 'Stranger' for the first time in Moscow. The building was constructed in 1909 according to the design of architect D.M. Chelishchev for the candidate of law A.A. Kotlyarev and was originally used for renting apartments. The facades were painted to resemble brick, and the central axis of the facade was highlighted by a rustication. The windows are rectangular, except for one horseshoe-shaped window, and are topped with keystones. Currently, the facade partially retains its original appearance and decorative elements restored in 2005. The facade is plastered and painted, with decorative elements highlighted in color.