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This is possibly the most famous central square in the world. It is a humbling sight both day and night; beautiful in winter when it is covered a pristine blanket of snow. Regally dramatic all the year round. Originally an expa... more
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The idea for this monument was conceived by Mayor Luzhkov and created with the help of city-sponsored artist Tsereteli. The monument has courted extensive controversy. For a start, Peter the Great's enthusiasm for his northern... more
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Pavel Tretiakov, collector of some the best work of contemporary artists in Moscow and St. Petersburg, founded this gallery in 1856. His brother Sergei collected French and Dutch masters, and in 1872 they combined their collect... more
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This beautiful park was opened in 1995 to commemorate the 50 year anniversary of Russia's victory over Nazi Germany during the "great Patriotic War" (WWII). The war left Russia in shambles, but its struggle to persevere and pus... more
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Gorky Park (referred to as Park Kul'tury i Otdykha or Park of Culture and Recreation) stretches along 3 kilometers of the Moskva river to the southwest of the city center. The park became known to the Western public thanks to a... more
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… walked along Gorky Park and went to a Sculpture park - when they tore down all the communist art… continue reading »
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At 240 meters, carrying a golden star-tipped spire on the top and displaying giant Communist-style statues on terraces and portals, this is the highest and easily the most impressive of the Seve... more
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This is likely the most famous bar in Russia, popular with Russians and foreigners alike. There are two dance floors, but the punters are everywhere by midnight, both on the floor and on the tables. The Hungry Duck is also infa... more
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Architect Alexei Shchusev (who built this imposing mausoleum on Red Square (Krasnaia Ploshchad') in 1930) modeled it on the ziggurat terraced temples of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians. Inside, visitors file round the emb... more
Moscow Travel Experiences
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To Moscow with love...
Moscow is great, although it has to go down as one of the oddest places I've been to in my short, untravelled life. Everything is just ho... Continue reading »
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Moscow and Mercenaries
After all this flying, I was a wee bit hungry, so Caitlin and I checked into our mammoth, 5300-room hotel in Moscow (called, simply, The... Continue reading »
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All the Sights and More
We finally arrived in Moscow after another 3 days on the train. From Irkurtsk to Moscow is the more updated and more comfortable "Baikal"... Continue reading »
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Seven days in Moscow
Moscow = GMT +3hours and not too cold anywhere from minus 4C to 1C (above freezing - t-shirt weather)Our sojourn in St Petersburg w... Continue reading »
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MOCKBA 20 years later
Hi everyone,Sorry for the lapse...much to see & do, little time to blog!Took the overnight train from St Petersburg to Moscow - very... Continue reading »
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Popular Moscow Things to Do
- Red Square (Krasnaia Ploshchad')
- Monument to Peter the Great (Monument Petry Velikomu)
- Tretiakov Gallery (Tret'iakovskaia Galereia)
- Victory Park (Park Pobedy)
- Gorky Park
- Ostankino
- Moscow State University, main building (Moskovskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet)
- Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics (Memorial'nyi Muzei Kosmonavtiki)
- Golodnaia Utka (Hungry Duck's)
- Lenin's Mausoleum (Mavzolei V.I. Lenina)
