ɪnðə jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən ðə bˈuːlɪvˌɑːɹd ænd kˈɔfi hˈaʊs ˈɑːpəzˌɪt wˌɛɹ ðə pˈʊʃkɪn θˈiəɾɚ nˈaʊ stˈændz wɜː ðə fˈeɪvɹɪt mˈiːɾɪŋ plˈeɪsᵻz fɔːɹ mˈɑːskoʊz ˈɑːɹɾɪsts.
In the years before the revolution the boulevard and coffee house opposite where the Pushkin Theatre now stands were the favourite meeting places for Moscow's artists.