ABSTRACT
Krasnaya Plóshchad, or Red Square, is located in central Moscow and for many is and will always be associated with Soviet-era parades of choreographed, flag-waving citizens and soldiers marching alongside tanks and missile launchers. Though its name may seem derived from communist ideology, it actually predates the Soviet era and takes its name from the Russian word meaning “beautiful.” Only its name and its configuration rooted in the traditional Russian market square were appropriated by successive leaders as a distinctly motherland square.
