Overgrown area near the pine trees from the Forest Institute was popular in the 19th century as a place for walking. Known that fans of the conversation to pass the time, breathing the fresh air in the park, there were writers Turgenev and Belinsky, who had a summer residence nearby.
Also interesting fact is that because of its savagery park is not just getting a place in the duel and one of them was the famous poet Lermontov. While on the duel, no one was hurt, the famous writer was exiled to the Caucasus as punishment.
During the Second World War airfield with fighter located within the park. Now it remained far from Memorial Cemetery pilots.