Where, where? Outside of Moscow! The village of Mys Dobroy Nadezhdy 

Russia has plenty of villages and towns with funny or simply amazing names:Freezer, Bottom, Yb or Zuzya, and NeMoscow tells about them. Today we're heading off to the Cape of Good Hope, but not to South Africa, but to the Ryazan region.

Cape of Good Hope - village in the Sasovsky district. It stretched out Along the highway, the only street is named after Lenin. There's also only one landmark here—the house's garden plot. Valeria NefedovaOn the right side is either a playground or an exhibition of toys and handmade figurines, and in front of the house is a bust of Ilyich, a bust of someone resembling Voroshilov, and a monument to a soldier. In early spring, all this handmade stuff doesn't look very presentable; in summer, it's much more so. more attractive — attracts travelers to stop and take selfies. A few dozen meters away, a sign with the name of the village stands against the backdrop of a ruined wooden building. That's about all the village's highlights. 

The mystery of its name that's how it isIn 1807, the Russian ship Diana set out from Kronstadt on a round-the-world voyage of exploration. It was commanded by a navigator, scientist, and writer from the village of Gulynka (now Starozhilovsky District, Ryazan Oblast). Vasily GolovninAfter nearly a year at sea, the Diana entered the port of the Cape of Good Hope for minor repairs. By that time, Russia's diplomatic relations with England had sharply deteriorated, something Golovnin was unaware of. Therefore, he was surprised when the Diana was surrounded by English ships ready for battle in port.

The crew was captured, and a year later, Golovnin decided to escape. On a dark night, in a fierce storm, he steered the Diana out into the open ocean. The British didn't immediately notice their captives were missing, and when they did, they hesitated to pursue the Russians, who were already heading toward certain death. However, the ship reached Russian shores safely. Golovnin's relatives, in memory of this event, named their village Cape of Good Hope.

However, there are other versions. For example, the village was owned by a kind lady named Nadezhda. Locals called the village "Kind Hope." The "mys" (cape) appeared a little later, and it's unclear where it came from. The legend is beautiful, but it's most likely just a local invention.