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Introduction. Moscow is the capital of Russia, a country that extends from eastern Europe to the Pacific Ocean. It is Russia’s major center of industry, science, and culture. The city lies on the Moskva River. Places of Interest. The collection of buildings called the Kremlin forms the core of the city.
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- Ibrahim I. Istanbul, Türkiye 6 contributions. Moscow. İt's nice city i really liked Russians are a bit strange but the city is beautiful, especially the vodka culture is very nauseating.
- Srujan Gaddam. Bengaluru, India 21 contributions. What more to say. What an amazing experience, it is more beautiful then the seeing in videos and pictures of others then seeing it live with my eyes and it's faar more beautiful then anything around it.
- jbg74. Saint Paul, MN1,057 contributions. Beautiful Churches, Fascinating History. The Kremlin is a great place to visit, definitely a must-see. The churches are beautiful, the Armoury Museum is great, and it is cool to walk around a place with so much Russian and Soviet history attached.
- Russicum. Moscow, Russia 1,250 contributions. Sunny bright yoga’s day🧘♀️ So I’m organizer therefore my life is full events 😜 and in Moscow was yoga’s day in Tsarizino.
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Prehistory
The oldest evidence of humans on the territory of Moscow dates from the Neolithic (Schukinskaya site on the Moscow River). Within the modern bounds of the city other late evidence was discovered (the burial ground of the Fatyanovskaya culture, the site of the Iron Age settlement of the Dyakovo culture), on the territory of the Kremlin, Sparrow Hills, Setun River and Kuntsevskiy forest park, etc. In the 9th century, the Oka River was part of the Volga trade route, and the upper Volga watershed...
Early history
The first known reference to Moscow dates from 1147 as a meeting place of Yuri Dolgoruky and Sviatoslav Olgovich. At the time it was a minor town on the western border of Vladimir-Suzdal Principality. In 1156, Knjaz Yury Dolgoruky fortified the town with a timber fence and a moat. In the course of the Mongol invasion of Rus, the Mongols under Batu Khanburned the city to the ground and killed its inhabitants. The timber fort na Moskvě "on the Moscow river" was inherited by Daniel, the youngest...
Grand Duchy
Daniel I ruled Moscow as Grand Duke until 1303 and established it as a prosperous city that would eclipse its parent principality of Vladimir by the 1320s. On the right bank of the Moskva River, at a distance of five miles (8.0 kilometres) from the Kremlin, not later than in 1282, Daniel founded the first monastery with the wooden church of St. Daniel-Stylite. Now it is the Danilov Monastery. Daniel died in 1303, at the age of 42. Before his death he became a monk and, according to his will,...
Location
Moscow is situated on the banks of the Moskva River, which flows for just over 500 km (311 mi) through the East European Plain in central Russia. 49 bridges span the river and its canals within the city's limits. The elevation of Moscow at the All-Russia Exhibition Center (VVC), where the leading Moscow weather station is situated, is 156 metres (512 feet). Teplostanskaya highland is the city's highest point at 255 metres (837 feet). The width of Moscow city (not limiting MKAD) from west to e...
Time
Moscow serves as the reference point for the timezone used in most of European Russia, Belarus and the Republic of Crimea. The areas operate in what is referred to in international standards as Moscow Standard Time (MSK, мск), which is 3 hours ahead of UTC, or UTC+3. Daylight saving time is no longer observed. According to the geographical longitude the average solar noonin Moscow occurs at 12:30.
Climate
Moscow has a humid continental climatewith long, cold (although average by Russian standards) winters usually lasting from mid-November through the end of March, and warm summers. Weather can fluctuate widely with temperatures ranging from −25 °C (−13 °F) in the city and −30 °C (−22 °F) in suburbs to above 5 °C (41 °F) in the winter, and from 10 to 35 °C (50 to 95 °F) in the summer. Typical high temperatures in the warm months of June, July and August are around a comfortable 20 to 26 °C (68...
Population
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the population of Moscow was 11,503,501; up from 10,382,754 recorded in the 2002 Census. At the time of the official 2010 Census, the ethnic makeup of the city's population whose ethnicity was known (10,835,092 people) was: 1. Russian: 9,930,410 (91.65%) 2. Ukrainian: 154,104 (1.42%) 3. Tatar: 149,043 (1.38%) 4. Armenian: 106,466 (0.98%) 5. Azerbaijani: 57,123 (0.5%) 6. Jewish: 53,145 (0.5%) 7. Belarusian: 39,225 (0.4%) 8. Georgian: 38,934 (0.4%) 9...
Religion
Christianity is the predominant religion in the city, of which the Russian Orthodox Church is the most popular. Moscow is Russia's capital of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which has been the country’s traditional religion and was deemed a part of Russia's "historical heritage" in a law passed in 1997. Other religions practiced in Moscow include Armenian Apostolicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, Yazidism, Old Believers, Protestantism, and Rodnovery. The Patriarch of Mosco...
Architecture
Moscow's architecture is world-renowned. Moscow is the site of Saint Basil’s Cathedral, with its elegant onion domes, as well as the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Seven Sisters. The first Kremlin was built in the middle of the 12th century. Medieval Moscow's design was of concentric walls and intersecting radial thoroughfares. This layout, as well as Moscow's rivers, helped shape Moscow's design in subsequent centuries. The Kremlin was rebuilt in the 15th century. Its towers and some...
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One of the most notable art museums in Moscow is the Tretyakov Gallery, which was founded by Pavel Tretyakov, a wealthy patron of the arts who donated a large private collection to the city. The Tretyakov Gallery is split into two buildings. The Old Tretyakov gallery, the original gallery in the Tretyakovskaya area on the south bank of the Moskva River, houses works in the classic Russian tradition. The works of famous pre-Revolutionary painters, such as Ilya Repin, as well as the works of ea...
The city is full of clubs, restaurants and bars. Tverskaya Street is also one of the busiest shopping streets in Moscow. The adjoining Tretyakovsky Proyezd, also south of Tverskaya Street, in Kitai-gorod, is host to upmarket boutique stores such as Bulgari, Tiffany & Co., Armani, Prada and Bentley. Nightlife in Moscow has moved on since Soviet time...
Moscow is the seat of power for the Russian Federation. At the centre of the city, in the Central Administrative Okrug, is the Moscow Kremlin, which houses the home of the President of Russia as well as national governmental facilities. This includes military headquarters and the headquarters of the Federal Security Service. Moscow, like with any n...
Moscow has many sister cities: 1. Algiers, Algeria 2. Almaty, Kazakhstan 3. Amman, Jordan 4. Ankara, Turkey 5. Astana, Kazakhstan 6. Athens, Greece 7. Baku, Azerbaijan 8. Bangkok, Thailand 9. Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina 10. Beijing, China 11. Beirut, Lebanon 12. Belgrade, Serbia 13. Berlin, Germany 14. Brussels, Belgium 15. Bucharest, Romani...
The Spasskaya Tower, built in 1491View of 17th-century Moscow (1922 drawing by Apollinary Vasnetsov)Russia is a federation of 86 republics, provinces, territories, and districts, all controlled by the government in Moscow. The head of state is a president elected by the people. The economy is based on a vast supply of natural resources, including oil, coal, iron ore, gold, and aluminum.
May 6, 2019 · 1. Moscow: the capital with numerous programs for children. 2. Some recommendations beforehand for traveling to Moscow with children. 2.1. Documents. 2.2. Getting around. 2.3. Tickets and tourist cards. 2.4. Restaurants for children in Moscow. 2.5. Russian gifts or toys for children. 3. Places to go and enjoy with children in Moscow. 3.1.
What are the best things to do with children in Moscow? Summer: Futuristic parks, river boats and ice caves are perfect attractions for when the temperatures rise above 30. Museums: Russians are very proud of their history, which means that their museums are kept to a world-class standard.
Aug 13, 2019 · Moscow Attractions for Children. Child-Appropriate Attractions in Russia's Capital. By. Kerry Kubilius. Updated on 08/13/19. Fact checked by. Michelai Graham. It can be difficult to find things to do in Moscow that will appeal to children. After all, Moscow isn't exactly a child-friendly city.
