Moscow is the capital of Russia

Moscow is the capital of Russia. It is one of the biggest and most beautiful cities in the world. Moscow is a modern city.

The population of the city is about 9.8 million people.

Moscow is a political centre, where the government of the country works.

Moscow was founded in 1147 by Yuri Dolgorukiy. The total area of Moscow is about nine hundred square kilometers.

Moscow is a port of five seas. The Moscow – Volga Canal links Moscow with the Baltic, White, Caspian, Black seas and the Sea of Azov.

Moscow is an industrial centre too. There are many factories and plants in it. One of the best – well-known plants produces lorries, and the other ones produces cars.

The Bolshoi Theatre is one of the famous theatres in the world.

If you are fond of painting, you can go to the Tretyakov Art Gallery or to the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum and see a lot of interesting portraits and landscapes there.

Tretyakov Art Gallery is a treasure – house of Russian art.

Young people like to visit the Central Military Museum. There are many tanks, guns and documents in it.

One can see the Kremlin and Red Square in the city.

There are many fine buildings, wide streets, green parks, large squares, churches and monuments in Moscow.

It is necessary to mention such famous monuments as monuments to the great Russian writer Alexander Pushkin and to the first Russian printer Ivan Fyodorov.

A lot of foreigners from all over the world come to see these monuments.

Moscow is a very big city, and its transport must be comfortable and fast.
One can see a lot of cars, buses, trolley – buses, trams in the street of the city.

The Moscow metro began its work on the 15th of May, 1935. There were 13 stations at that time. Now it has 190 stations. Moscow metro is a beautiful and convenient one.

There are nine railway stations in Moscow and five airports around the city.

There are many stadiums in Moscow. The Central Stadium is in Luzhniki. Many competitions and football matches are held there.

The Olympic village was built for the 22nd Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980. It is a big complex for sport games.