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Moscow - the capital of Russia

The Moscow Kremlin, Spasskaya Tower

Moscow (russ.: Москва), the capital of the Russian Federation, is situated in the European part of Russia on the Moskva-River. In 2006 Moscow had a population of 10.4 Mio people.
On the occasion of Moscow’s 850-anniversary in 1997 extensive renovation was undertaken especially in the centre of the Russian capital. Moscow is one of the world’s most beautiful (and unfortunately one of the world’s most expensive) cities and is definitely worth seeing.

To call Moscow dial ++7 495 (or 499) subscriber number

Time zone: GMT/UTC +3 hours
Daylight saving time: +1 hour (from March to October the time is shifted forward by 1 hour)
Time difference:

  • to London -3 hours (ex. Moscow 10 pm = London 7 pm)
  • to Central Europe -2 hours (ex. Moscow 10 pm = Berlin/Paris/Rom 8 pm)
  • to New York -8 hours (ex. Moscow 10 pm = New York 2 pm)
  • to Sydney +7 hours (ex. Moscow 10 pm = Sydney 5 am)

Moscow prices

Moscow’s places of interest include:

  • The Red Square
  • St Basil's Cathedral
  • The Kremlin
  • Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
  • The Bolshoi Theatre
  • Moscow Metro
  • Tretjakov Gallery
  • Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
  • Arbat – pedestrian zone
  • Novodevichy Monastery
  • Moscow State University
  • Kolomenskoye
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