Sovetskaya Street Explained

Sovetskaya Street
Former Names:Ekaterininskaya, Moskovskaya
Namesake:Soviet Union
Type:Public
Length M:1091
Area:White Town
Location:Astrakhan, Russia
Postal Code:414000
Direction A:West
Terminus A:Trediakovskogo Street
Direction B:East
Terminus B:Kalinina Street

Sovetskaya (Russian: Советская) is a street about one kilometer long in the historical centre of Astrakhan, Russia. It forms the heart of the White Town historic district. It begins near the walls of the Astrakhan Kremlin stretching from Trediakovski to Kalinine Streets. Its modern name literally means 'the Soviet'.