ɐ mˈɑːdɚn ˈævənˌuː ɹˈʌnɪŋ pˈæɹəlˌɛl tə ðə pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk ˈɑːɹbæt stɹˈiːt wʌz fˈɜːst ɛnvˈɪʒənd ɪn dʒˈoʊsəf stˈɑːlɪnz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv mˈæstɚ plˈæn, haʊˈɛvɚ ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt wʌz dᵻlˈeɪd baɪ ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ, ænd wˈɜːk dɪdnˌɑːt bɪɡˈɪn ʌntˈɪl ðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z.
A modern avenue running parallel to the picturesque Arbat Street was first envisioned in Joseph Stalin's 1935 Master Plan, however the project was delayed by the outbreak of the Second World War, and work did not begin until the late 1950s.