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Moscow is the capital city of Russia and was also the capital of the former Soviet Union. The city is 860 years old and features Soviet-era monoliths and post-Soviet kitsch. The city’s roads are defined by rings and roughly follow the outline of the walls that used to surround Moscow.

What to see

• Red Square
• Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
• Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki Estate
• Saint Basil’s Cathedral
• Triumphal Arch
• Tsaritsyno Park and Palace
• Novodevichy Convent
• Ascension Church in Kolomenskoye
• Ostankino Palace
• Bolshoi Theatre
• Moscow State Historical Museum
• Moscow International House of Music
• Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
• Friendship of Nations Fountain
• Tretyakov Gallery
• Red Army Theatre
• GUM Shopping Centre

What to do

• Maslenitsa Festival
• St Patrick’s Parade
• Golden