MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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St. Basil's Cathedral domes Moscow, Russia
Moscow

Red Square and the Kremlin

Visiting Moscow is best in late spring or autumn when the weather is warm and sunny, and there is simply no better place to begin your exploring than its historic heart: the Red Square (Krasnaia Ploshchad'). Much of Russia's turbulent history has played out either in public on the Red Square itself or in private behind the walls of the Kremlin (Kreml'). The Kremlin is a powerful mix of church and state, of European and Russian styles, and of historic and modern-day Russia. The Red square is an impressive and famous city square separating the Kremlin from the city's merchant center. Entering from the north end past the State Historical Museum, you will instantly recognize the multi-colored onion domes of St. Basil's Cathedral (Sobor Vasiliia Blazhennogo) looming on the far side of the square. To the left of the square is the vast edifice that is GUM department store and down on the right are the towering walls of the Kremlin. Beneath the walls sits Lenin's Mausoleum, a step-pyramid structure housing the embalmed remains of Bolshevik leader Vladimir... more

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4 reviews of Moscow, Russian Federation
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Submitted by:craigbunck67
September 4, 2009
I would not recommend using this tour group called "Go Russia" for a Russian visit. Now their tour guides were good and very knowledgeable, when they showed up on time. Also, I was dropped off at the wrong airport terminal, had to make numerous international calls and pay $25 US for a cab to get to the correct terminal. Go Russia did not refund me for their drivers’ mistake. They accused me of telling the driver the wrong terminal when in fact he spoke no English ... More
I would not recommend using this tour group called "Go Russia" for a Russian visit. Now their tour guides were good and very knowledgeable, when they showed up on time. Also, I was dropped off at the wrong airport terminal, had to make numerous international calls and pay $25 US for a cab to get to the correct terminal. Go Russia did not refund me for their drivers’ mistake. They accused me of telling the driver the wrong terminal when in fact he spoke no English and I speak no Russian.

The MAKS Air Show was great, Moscow was great but Go Russia was not.
Date of Trip to : August,2009
Purpose of your trip: Personal
Cost of your stay: $2,001-$3,000
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Submitted by:Stemjo33
January 19, 2008
My wife is (Russian) from latvia but her and I have had numerous trips to Moscow because that is where we had to fly to in order to go to Siberia....long story short you need to know where to go and where NOT to go in this huge metropolitan sometimes scary city....most people are \somewhat friendly\ no one bothers yu but trying to get any information from anyone seems like a huge ordeal...the food was ok the weather was cold the traffic terrible and the hotels over priced cold and small...but we... More
My wife is (Russian) from latvia but her and I have had numerous trips to Moscow because that is where we had to fly to in order to go to Siberia....long story short you need to know where to go and where NOT to go in this huge metropolitan sometimes scary city....most people are \somewhat friendly\ no one bothers yu but trying to get any information from anyone seems like a huge ordeal...the food was ok the weather was cold the traffic terrible and the hotels over priced cold and small...but we speant 5 days (our longest one time stay) and flew into the city 4 different times....not my favorite city...Russia does have some very nice quaint friendly villages..Siberia is breath-taking !!!
Date of Trip to : June2007
Purpose of your trip: Personal
Cost of your stay: $2001-$3000
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Russia and Moscow are great cities
Submitted by:Sid silver 413
November 25, 2007
About 12 years ago I had the priviledge of spending several months in Russia. MoscowSt. Petersurg and Chelyablinsk (in the Urals) even two days in Siberia. The people were wonderful. So many wanted to know about the U.S. and were very happy to tell me about their city and country. I was invited to various homes for dinner. Some of those dinners cost the individuals pretty close to a months pay but they went all out to host this American.Red Square and Lenin's Tomb where the Russian Hiarchy ... More
About 12 years ago I had the priviledge of spending several months in Russia. MoscowSt. Petersurg and Chelyablinsk (in the Urals) even two days in Siberia. The people were wonderful. So many wanted to know about the U.S. and were very happy to tell me about their city and country. I was invited to various homes for dinner. Some of those dinners cost the individuals pretty close to a months pay but they went all out to host this American.Red Square and Lenin's Tomb where the Russian Hiarchy views the May 1st parade the department store Gum which is there and the Church. I was even allowed to visit inside the Kremlin. Now that was a rare treat.St. Petersburg was my favorite city. The waterways the churches and always the people. Simply wonderful.Chelyabinsk was where most of my time was spent. We brought over a Los Angeles Police Officer to run in a special marathon there honoring fallen Police Officers. The Police there and the people were so appreciative of that.For one week we stayed in a three story concrete Dasha that was originally built for Stalin. The property was in the middle of a field surounded by walls guard dogs and armed guards. That was something else.Would I go there again. You better believe it.
Date of Trip to : May1995
Purpose of your trip: Business
Cost of your stay: Over $7000
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