About Moscow<\/p>\n
Moscow, on the Moskva River in western Russia, is the nation\u2019s cosmopolitan capital. In its historic core is the Kremlin, a complex that\u2019s home to the president and tsarist treasures in the Armoury. Outside its walls is Red Square, Russia’s symbolic center. It’s home to Lenin\u2019s Mausoleum, the State Historical Museum’s comprehensive collection and St. Basil\u2019s Cathedral, known for its colorful, onion-shaped domes.<\/p>\n
Visitors to Moscow usually start exploring in the center, where the\u00a0Kremlin<\/span><\/strong>,\u00a0Red Square<\/span><\/strong><\/b>, and the colorful\u00a0St. Basil’s Cathedral<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>are located. The shopping mall\u00a0GUM<\/span><\/strong>,<\/b> with its glass and steel roof, is also a popular destination\u2014even by tourists who can’t afford the luxury brands sold here\u2014and a great place to try authentic Russian food.Even if museums are not your thing, Moscow has some amazing options, including\u00a0The State Tretyakov Gallery<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(which houses only Russian art); the\u00a0Pushkin Museum<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(for more international collections); and the Kremlin Armory Museum for a look into some unique items, such as the ivory throne of Ivan the Terrible and gold-covered imperial carriages.\u00a0The Bolshoi Theater<\/span><\/strong>, one of the largest ballet and opera theaters in the world, is also worth a visit if you can get tickets.Some of the best things in Moscow require some walking to be properly explored, such as the\u00a0pedestrian-only shopping street Stary Arbat<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and the boardwalk along the River Moskva.<\/span><\/p>\n Moscow can be an exciting place to live in. With its dramatic history and politics,\u00a0life can never be considered boring in the Russian capital<\/b>. Nevertheless, expats in Moscow may experience frustrations including bureaucracy, a difficult language adjustment and extreme weather conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" About Moscow Moscow, on the Moskva River in western Russia, is the nation\u2019s cosmopolitan capital. In its historic core is the Kremlin, a complex that\u2019s home to the president and tsarist treasures in the Armoury. Outside its walls is Red Square, Russia’s symbolic center. It’s home to Lenin\u2019s Mausoleum, the State Historical Museum’s comprehensive collection […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[132],"tags":[134,133],"class_list":["post-10755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shopping-mall","tag-brand","tag-shopping","post_format-post-format-image"],"yoast_head":"\n