Once, the Sokolnichya Grove in Moscow served as a site for building hospitals, infirmaries, and almshouses. It was here that they decided to create one of the best orphanages in the city. The merchants and philanthropists Bakhrushin donated a significant sum of 600,000 rubles for its organization, of which 450,000 were deposited in the bank. The interest from these deposits funded the institution. The orphanage was like a small town, where orphans lived in houses of 20-25 people. There was a dining hall, an infirmary, a school, and separate apartments were built for staff and administration.

Education at the orphanage in the early 20th century was among the most advanced in Moscow. In addition to general education subjects, children studied crafts, the basics of electromechanics, and locksmithing. Discipline was strict: wake-up, exercises, classes, etc. Older students were required to help the younger ones. Children could stay at the orphanage until the age of 18 and only left when they had a job. Only two students were unable to find employment. This orphanage became one of the best in Moscow and Russia. In 1912, it was visited by Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna to learn from its experience.

After the events of 1917, the orphanage became state-run, with only its name changed to the Comintern Orphanage. In the late 1930s, children-emigrants from Spain, where the Civil War was ongoing, lived here. After the collapse of the USSR, offices were established in the former Bakhrushin buildings. According to legend, Vladimir Zhirinovsky worked for a long time in one of them as a legal advisor for the publishing house 'Mir.'