Sovetskaya Street

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Sovetskaya Street
Sovetskaya 20-22.jpg
Native name Советская улица  (Russian)
Former name(s) Ekaterininskaya, Moskovskaya
Namesake Soviet Union
Type Public
Length 1,091 m (3,579 ft)
Area White Town
Location Astrakhan, Russia
Postal code 414000
Coordinates 46°20′56″N 48°02′28″E / 46.349°N 48.041°E / 46.349; 48.041Coordinates: 46°20′56″N 48°02′28″E / 46.349°N 48.041°E / 46.349; 48.041
West end Trediakovskogo Street
East end 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'.

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