Learn Russian in Moscow!
Moscow is the barometer and nucleus of the changes sweeping through Russia. Nowhere are Russia's contrasts more apparent than here - ancient monasteries and ultra-modern monoliths stand side by side and disparities in wealth between the 'new' and the 'old' Russians are very apparent.
Moscow's origins as a symbol of Russian spiritual and political power go back 850 years. It reflects Russia's state of flux in its day-to-day life, and when the winds of change start blowing, they blow through Moscow first.
Facts & Figures
Population: 9,299,000
Foundation: 1147, by Duke Yuri Dolgoruky
Climate: Cold winters, hot summers
GMT Offset: GMT +3 hours
To do and see:
Novodevichy Convent (New Convent of the Maidens),
Museums,
Gorky Park,
Arbat,
The Kremlin,
Central Moscow,
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