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		Moscow

	Capital of Russia, its political, scientific, historical, architectural and business centre, from which power and might of the Russian state developed.

Moscow, being the capital of one-sixth of the world with about 10 million inhabitants is supposed to be something impressive and it is. One of the first impressions Moscow gives is the one of a chaotic city with large busy avenues, jammed traffic, speedy life, glintering ads.
At the same time you see calm grey residential areas, hidden little churches with golden domes and church music in the centrum, monumental Stalin's buildings. Unlikely contrasts are everywhere: fancy shops on Tverskaya street neighbour nearly falling apart concrete buildings of run-down Soviet hotels and government buildings; hip crowds wearing the latest design clothes sipping cocktails in a state-of-the-art cafes and rugged tired people with solemn and unhappy faces carrying the burden of existence in this new 'democratic' world, where everybody depends on oneself (what a change from the Soviet times).
As everywhere in Russia it's like a mix of two worlds: Europe and Asia, democracy and communism, joy and grief, prosperity and poverty. Moscow could be just another capital, but it isn't. Rather, the city is an exaggerated version of everything you can get in Russia, as if conforming the quality of Russian character to take everything to extremes.
	It is difficult for Westerners to comprehend what an important place Moscow holds in the Russian imagination as a symbol of both spiritual and political power. It has always been the heart of this vast country. Moscow has been the center of government ever since the Soviet power moved there in the spring of 1918. The city is more than a metropolis of over nine million people, more than the administrative, legislative, educational, and cultural capital of Russia - it is the embodiment of the Russian Character and of Russian history.
Moscow Metro. It is easy to use it, although there are no signs in English. You can see the the Moscow metro map. (click on the link) The open hours are from 5.20 a.m. to 1.00 a.m. Usually the last train starts its way at 00.50 from the last station at any line; the passes between stations are closed at 1.00 am. When there're rush hours (8.00-9.00, 17.00-19.00) the metro is overcrowded, so it's better to avoid it.
Moscow metro is beautifully decorated, in fact, it looks like an underground museum. One of the reasons is that when it was built it was supposed to be an underground shelter in case of war, so it was built to be pleasing to the eyes and to 'promote' communist way of life. Hence many mosaics and sculptures dedicated to the life of Soviet people.