Moscow
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The best time of the year to visit Moscow is during the summer season from June to August. The weather is also good during the months of September and October.
Location:: Located on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District, in the European part of Russia.; Local City Name:: Moscow; Area:: 1,081 sq km Dialing code: +7 Area Code: 495 Emergency Numbers: Fire: 01 Police: 02 Ambulance: 03
January 1:: New Year's Day; January 7:: Orthodox Christmas; February 23:: Defenders of the Motherland Day
January: High -5 C° (24 F°) Low -8 C° (17 F°); February: High -4 C° (25 F°) Low -9 C° (16 F°); March: High 2 C° (36 F°) Low -5 C° (24 F°)
Moscow has a population of almost 12 million people. Apart from locals, a large percentage of Moscow residents consist of migrants from other parts of Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union. It is, thus, common to find Jews, Ukrainians, Tartars and other ethnic minority community members in Moscow.
Moscow, capital of Russia, is one of the largest metropolises in the world with an ever growing population. Moscow is a place where life is constantly on the move- a fact which is reflected in the opening of new restaurants, clubs and shopping malls ever so often. It is a perfect fusion of ancient meets modern. Juxtaposed with the Cathedrals built as early as the 11th century and other historic structures such as the Kremlin and Museums, are other recently built chic and modern structures. Moscow is quite simply the historical, cultural, political as well as financial capital of Russia.
Moscow, historically, was the foundation of the Russian state. Ivan the Great following the Mongol invasion of areas surrounding Moscow, warded of these invaders and consolidated the Russian state from Moscow.