Moscow is the capital of Russia, its economic, political and cultural center. Its population is about fourteen million people.
Moscow stands on the Moskva River in the centre of the vast plain of European Russia. The city was founded by Yuri Dolgoruky. In the 16th century, under Ivan the Terrible, Moscow became the capital of the state of Moskowy.
At present Moscow is the seat of the Russian government. The president of the Russian Federation lives and works here. The official residence of the President is the Kremlin.
Moscow is an industrial center. Moscow's plants and factories produce food, furniture, clothes, footwear, machine tools, automobiles and trucks etc.
The most important element in Moscow's city transport is the metro subway. The system was begun in 1935 and is still developing. It is one of the most efficient transport systems in the world. Some of the stations, especially the older ones, are highly decorated with marble, statues and mosaics that makes it a tourist attraction.
There are a lot of sights in Moscow: historical buildings, museums, theatres, art galleries and so on. I've already mentioned the Kremlin, which is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River, Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square and the Alexander Garden. It includes four palaces, four cathedrals and the enclosing Kremlin Wall with Kremlin towers.
Moscow has numerous theatres, headed by the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, the Moscow Art theatre, the State Central Puppet Theatre, the Moscow State Circus. The city has some museums and art galleries of international rank. Among them are the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, the State Tretyakov Gallery with an excellent collection of Russian paintings.
Moscow is also the city of science and learning. There are about 400 higher educational institutions in the city. I believe I will be studying in one of them.
Dan Klochkov, 7A
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