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The capital city of the Russian Federation
Moscow is also the biggest city of the country and it is one of the most important cities of the world in
fields of politics, industry, science and culture.
Having spread out in a vast area, Moscow
was firstly mentioned in chronicles in 1147. The population in today’s Moscow is over 10 million.
According to the International Tourism
Institution statistics, Russia ranks the fifth among the most popular touristic destinations of the world. Its capital is visited
by 17,5 million people every year. The city is
referred to as the “Mecca of the Russian tourism”. The distinctive feature of the
city is that it hosts architectural
elements of the European as well as Asian.
Moscow has been attracting businessmen
in recent years as well: a great number of international congresses, symposiums, conferences, seminars, exhibitons
and festivals are organized in the city.
The noted Moscow Kremlin is located
in the city center. All sections of the Kremlin are worth seeing; The
Red Square, Alexandrovsky Garden and
museums.
Moscow is one of the cultural and science
centers of the world. Moscow theatres-Bolshoi (Big) Theatre,
Malyi (Small) Theatre, Moscow Art (Hudojestvenny)
Theatre, Vakhtangov Theatre- are known by the art
lovers all around the world. Tretyakov Gallery and Pushkin Museum can compete with
the most notable museums of the
world. Today’s Moscow hosts 72 theatre halls, 109 cinema halls, 78 museums and 142
exhibition centers.
The tourists do not leave the city without
having a tour on Moscow River.
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