House number 10 on Strastnoy Boulevard is associated by many residents with the printing house of Moscow University, although this is not its first address. The university printing house with a bookstore was opened in 1756 on Mokhovaya Street in a building specially acquired for this purpose by a Senate decree. The Academy of Sciences from St. Petersburg sent all the necessary equipment. Here, they printed the newspaper "Moscow Vedomosti", works by Kheraskov, "Musical Journal" by Vevers, reports by professors, Novikov's journal "Morning Light", and educational materials.

In 1806 and 1863, the printing house was under the administration of the university's board. The title pages of all publications bore the mark "I. M. U. T.", the Imperial Moscow University printing house. Its activities allowed the university to conduct scientific research and ensure decent pay for teachers.

The university printing house moved to Strastnoy Boulevard to the "Vlasov House", an estate belonging to an owner of that name, only in 1811. This was already the fourth address of the printing house.

Nearby, a new stone building was constructed on Bolshaya Dmitrovka, and on Strastnoy, they hurried to erect the Editorial building on the site of the ruins of the Vlasov and Talizyn estates, which were damaged in 1812.

In November 1816, Prince Golitsyn received a message about the completion of the building's construction, and architect B.A. Sobolevsky was proposed for the award of the Order of St. Vladimir 4th class for careful supervision of the construction. However, Golitsyn, having experience, noted that stone work done in late autumn might be unstable and suggested waiting to avoid troubles. His warning proved correct; in spring, the vaults in the new building collapsed.

Nevertheless, the work was completed in 1817. The building was constructed in the Empire style. It had a rusticated first floor with masks in the keystones of the windows and stucco inserts. The facade was adorned with a portico with six columns.

On the lower floor, there was a bookstore, a warehouse, and a distribution shop, as well as two kitchens serving officials living on the mezzanine and upper floors.

The bookstore was frequently visited by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin.

After the 1917 revolution, the printing house was closed for a long time.

During the Great Patriotic War, a German bomb hit the printing center, but fortunately did not damage the oldest buildings.

In the 1960s, the buildings of the university printing complex were transferred to the All-Russian Theater Society. Now, it houses the Union of Theater Workers and several other organizations.