ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z, dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ bˈæʃɪlˌʌv, ðˈɛn ɛmplˈɔɪd baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv mˈɑːskoʊ, plˈænd ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ ɡɹˈɪd ʌv sˈɪɾi stɹˈiːts nˈɔːɹθ fɹʌm pɛtɹˈɑːvski pˈælɪs; tˈuː stɹˈiːts ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə stˈɪl ɹᵻtˈeɪn bˈæʃɪlˌʌvz nˈeɪm.
In the 1830s, general Alexander Bashilov, then employed by the Governor of Moscow, planned the first regular grid of city streets north from Petrovsky Palace; two streets in the area still retain Bashilov's name.