Khodynka Field
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Khodynka Field is a large open space in the north-west of Moscow, at the beginning of the present day Leningradsky Prospect. It takes its name from the small Khodynka River which used to cross the nei
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Khodynka Tragedy
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The Khodynka Tragedy was a crowd crush that occurred on 30 May 1896, on Khodynka Field in Moscow, Russia. The crush happened during the festivities after the coronation of the last Emperor of Russia,
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…the coronation mugs contained a gold coin resulted in a stampede in which more than 1000 (some sources say 1500) people were trampled to death (see Khodynka Tragedy). Major constructions on the field included the 19th century military barracks and the Botkin Hospital, the largest in Moscow at the time of its…
A victim of the crush
Spectators gathered at Khodynka
Victims of the stampede at Khodynka
An Orthodox church on Khodynka Field commemorating the incident