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Saransk is the capital of the Republic of Mordovia. It is the center of commerce and finance, culture, sport and entertainment in the Republic. Saransk is a very clean and green city with a lot of squares. There are 4 main squares in the city center - Kommunisticheskaya Square, Sovetskaya Square, Privokzalnaya Square and Square of Victiory. ==Sovetskaya Square== Sovetskaya square〔http://www.saransk-online.info/sight/4/06/ - Советская площадь(Russian)〕 is the main square in Saransk. It is located in the center of the city on Sovetskaya street, at the crossroads of Tolstoy street, Volodarsky street, Moskovskaya street and Lenin Prospect. The square was made in the middle of 17th century. The place has had various names during different periods of time - Sobornaya (Cathedral Square), Sobornaya-Torgovaya (Cathedral and Trade Square), Bazarnaya (Market Square) and Verhne-Bazarnaya (Upper-Market Square). The first name is dated to the time when Saransk was founded. In Russian tradition every church was supposed to have a square beside it, so Sobornaya Square was made next to the church on the hill. In 1852 a great part of Saransk burnt down and many churches were destroyed. After a while a tradesman Ivan Krotkov started the construction of a new one. It took a long time to build it and many townspeople supported him financially. The Spassky Cathedral was finally finished in 1885 looking after Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow. A new Sobornaya square became bigger including two other minor squares - Rozhdestvenskaya (Christmas Square) and Bazarnaya (Market Square). In the second half of the 19th century the large area in Bazarnaya Street was called Sobornaya, Rozhdestvenskaya and Bazarnaya squares.〔http://mordovia.drugiegoroda.ru/24- sovetskaya ploshhad goroda saranska/〕 in the end of the 19th century and in the beginning of the 20th century, the number of sales outlets, new buildings and houses were built on the square. The name "Bazarnaya Square" became commonly used. After the Revolution the oldest city square was renamed into Revolution Square. It became the main place to hold public events, demonstrations, meetings, processions and the Red Army parades in Saransk. The modern name of the square, Sovetskaya Square, has been used since 1919. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Squares of Saransk Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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