I visited Moscow in 2002 and found a very nice people and beautiful city. My hotel was excellent and the food delicous. I was amazed at their subway system and the Tsum shopping center all 3 levels underground. The marble and chandeliers in the metro stations and the Tsum were beautiful. My friend Ludmila showed me around the town and she was the most beautiful of all. For me anyway. I could not believe all the new houses and subdivisions around the outskirts of Moscow as I flew for home. Very modern for this 900 year old city. They seem to have it all there, shopping, dining, casinoes, theatre, history, culture, nightclubs, moscow zoo, country club and circus. Quite a place.