Nikitskaya name goes back to Nikitsky Convent that stood on site of present-day Subway Substation (no.7/10).
nˌɪkɪtskˈɑːjə nˈeɪm ɡoʊz bˈæk tə nɪkˈɪtski kˈɑːnvənt ðæt stˈʊd ˌɔn sˈaɪt ʌv pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ sˈʌbweɪ sʌbstˈeɪʃən nˈoʊ.sˈɛvən slˈæʃ tˈɛn.