ðə stɹˈiːt ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz æz ɐ θˈʌɹoʊfˌɛɹ lˈiːdɪŋ tə vˈɑːləkˌɑːlæmsk ænd nˈɑːvɡoːɹˌɑːd ænd wʌz nˈoʊn æz vˌɑːlətskˈɑːjə stɹˈiːt ˈiːstɚn hˈæf ænd nˌɑːvɡoːɹədskˈɑːjə stɹˈiːt wˈɛstɚn hˈæf; ɐ kˈɑːləni ʌv nˈɑːvɡoːɹˌɑːd tɹˈeɪdɚz ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd ɪn pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ brjˈuːsɑːv lˈeɪn tˈɪl ðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
The street originated in the Middle Ages as a thoroughfare leading to Volokolamsk and Novgorod and was known as Volotskaya Street (eastern half) and Novgorodskaya Street (western half); a colony of Novgorod traders existed in present-day Bryusov Lane till the 18th century.