Location: Meshchanskiy
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The political, scientific, historical, architectural and business center of Russia, Moscow displays the country's contrasts at their most extreme. The ancient and modern are juxtaposed side by side in this city of 10 million. Catch a metro from one of the ornate stations to see Red Square, the Kremlin, the nine domes of St. Basil's Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum, the KGB Museum and other symbols of Moscow's great and terrible past, then lighten up and shop Boulevard Ring or people watch in Pushkin Square.
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1. Victor Vasnetsov House Museum
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5.0 based on 240 reviews
This interesting wooden hut that sits incongruously among block houses and high-rises was the home of one of Russia's greatest artists.
2. Holy Trinity Church
3. Sretenskiy Monastery
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5.0 based on 76 reviews
Sretensky Monastery, located in the ancient center of Moscow, was founded as thanksgiving to God for the miracle worked through the Vladimir Icon of Theotokos and deliverance of the city from the Mongols.It witnessed the pivotal events of Russian history.Devastated in the Soviet era and now brought back to life, it is an important part of modern society.
4. Moscow Compound of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius Lavra
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5.0 based on 28 reviews
5. Temple Martyr Tryphon
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5.0 based on 23 reviews
6. Armenian Temple Complex
7. Monument to Yuriy Nikulin
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5.0 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By sergeyk147
As to me, I remember him "live". My parents took me to that circus where he performed for many years and people went there specifically to see him and only him. I saw this monument in the middle of February. A helluva snowstorm just finished and Nikulin's drophead coupé was almost totally covered by a white blanket. I was looking at that gentleman and thought that he would've liked such a memory to himself - open-hearted, friendly, free to touch and climb, for kids to enjoy. This time around there was no-one nearby - inclement weather. Maybe for the better - time to just stay by and recollect this extraordinary and very Russian personality. An absolute must!!!
8. Kuznetsky Most Street
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4.5 based on 154 reviews
Reviewed By drogilmour - Guatemala City, Guatemala
By invitation of Catherine the Great many foreigners came to settle in Moscow in the second half of the 18th century. French merchants settled around Kuznetsky Most and began to open boutiques in this street. There is a bronze plaque explaining that a monsiur x lodge at an apartment building there and later opened a confiserie at the shops bellow. Kuznetsky then become the place to shop for luxury and fashion by the beginning of the 19th century. Walking by this street, even with the seasonal Christmas decor, is like walking back in time to an elegant street of a cosmopolitan city two centuries ago.
9. Central Armed Forces Museum of Russian Federation
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4.5 based on 285 reviews
Reviewed By dgjohansson - Ronneby, Sweden
A bit hard to rate this museum since you probably either love it or are not interested in military history, and then hate it. But there is a grey area here since if you like military history, you also might either feel underwhelmed or overwhelmed. While the museum has a good mix of display cases with stuff in, they also have a lot of full-size dioramas. If you don't speak or read Russian, you must get the audioguide since there are no signs in English at all. The audio guide is very good if you just want an overview of the most important things in a room, but there is no option to get more information about a specific item not mentioned in the guide. That's why you either will be over- or underwhelmed depending on your interests. Also, the audioguide speaks about each room and directs you by the narrator where to go within a room, so jumping ahead is not possible. You'll have to listen or fast-forward the narrator within each room. Every room is a new track. There are about 24 rooms, each with a specific era or time period as a theme. A lot of rooms about WW2, but not so much about the war campaigns itself, but more about happenings before and after. Some very interesting Nazi artifacts are displayed, taken from Berlin for instance. Unfortunately, they have chosen to put them in red light (easy to spot the "enemy things") which makes them hard to see. Colors are disappearing or changed in the red light. Outside, there is a crowded display of Russian airplanes, tanks, missiles, and even a ship, but they are put very close together which makes it hard to get a really good look. Except for the boat, there are no ramps or anything making it possible to see the things from any view besides the front (more or less). Still very interesting. Also, there are only Russian things - no conquered Nazi tanks or planes or anything like that. The audioguide also speaks about several objects within each stopping point instead of giving each item a number of itself. There is a small cafe inside with fair enough food. As usual, you are not allowed to carry a backpack, outer clothes or anything like that. There are free lockers to lock away your backpack and smaller bags while clothes must be left at the wardrobe service in the basement (also free). The exit to the outside passes the wardrobe and makes it possible to dress on again before heading outside. You'll also need to put something as a deposit when getting the audio guide. Passport, 1000 Rub or Id-card will do. The only two only downsides of this place were the souvenir shops which only contained plastic toys, some medals, and some basic Russian things/shirts and such. No posters, no old Soviet replicas and things easy to take home. The second thing was that the audio guide lost its objectivity for each room you passed, becoming more and more patriotic the closer you came to the current time, that in the end, it became ridiculous. Keep that in mind and you can still enjoy this place as much as I did. The audio guide will entertain you about 2-3h, so I recommend you to stay here for 4-5h.
