Ostrov
Ostrov (Island) was so named because it is on a prominent mound in the flat Moskva-River valley. From here Ivan the Terrible and Alexei Mikhailovich enjoyed hunting expeditions and pilgrimages to the Nikolo-Ugreshsky Monastery on the opposite bank. Catherine II presented Ostrov to Count Alexey Orlov who planted gardens, laid out the park in the English manner, and founded a stud farm in which the famous Orlov Trotter, Rysak, was bred.
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