Moscow is the capital of russian federation. its political, economic, commercial and cultural centre. it was founded 8 centuries ago by prince yuri dolgoruky. historians have accepted the year of 1147 as the start of moscow's history.gradually the city became more and more powerful. in the 13th century moscow was the centre of the straggle of russian lands for the liberation from the tartar yoke. in the 16th century under ivan the terrible moscow became the capital of the new united state. though peter the great moved the capital to st petersburg in 1712, moscow remained the heart of russia. that is why it became the main target of napoleon's attack. three-quarters of the city was destroyed by fire during napoleon's occupation, but by the mid-19th century moscow had been completely restored. after the october revolution moscow became the capital again.now moscow is one of the largest cities in europe. its total area is about nine hundred square kilometres (ancient moscow occupied the territory of the present-day kremlin). the population of the city is over 9 million.moscow is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. the heart of moscow is red square. it has more historic associations than any other place in moscow. the kremlin and st basil's cathedral (vasily blazheny) are masterpieces of ancient russian architecture.the main kremlin tower, the spasskaya tower, has become the symbol of the country. on the territory of the kremlin you can see old cathedrals, the bell tower of ivan the great, the tzar-cannon and the tzar-bell, the biggest cannon and bell in the world. st basil's cathedral was built in the mid-16th century in memory of the victory over kazan. there's a legend that ivan the terrible blinded the architects barma and postnik, because he didn't want them to create another masterpiece.there are a lot of beautiful palaces, old mansions, cathedrals, churches and monuments in moscow. now moscow is being reconstructed and we all hope that in a few years the city will become even more beautiful.there are more than 100 museums in moscow. the largest museums are the pushkin museum of fine arts and the state tretyakov gallery. other unique museums in moscow include the all-russia museum of folk arts, the andrei rublev museum of early russian art, alexei bakhrushin theatre museum, mikhail glinka museum of musical culture and many others.moscow is famous for its theatres. the best-known of them is the bolshoi opera house. drama theatres and studios are also very popular.moscow is a city of students. there are over 100 higher educational institutions in it. moscow is the seat of the russian parliament (the duma) and the centre of political life of the country.
Valerii276
01.06.2023
In my country you are supposed to let people exit from the elevator or trains first.it is thought to be polite. it is considered impolite to prevent people to go out. you should not cut someone off. it is thought to be impolite. you should wait till they finish what they are saying. you should chew with your mouth closed. it is thought to be polite. and you should not start talking with a mouthful of food.in my country it is considered polite to treat people nicely even if you don't have to.don't talk loudly in public places. it is thought to be impolite.
ERodina1
01.06.2023
On saturday typical british family usually goes shopping and fill the fridge with food to don't spend evening for it. all the more many shops in britain are closed after 6 p.m after that they make orderliness in their houses and in the garden. it is very important to them to keep the house clean аnd immaculate, the each detail of the house is thought-out. the british spend a lot of time in the garden , make orderliness, plant flowers, setting the statues and benches. on working days after dinner they from 7 p.m till 9 p.m they watch different programmes with all the family and discuss the episodes they like, and on sunday they pay more attention this way of spending time. the other part of population try to go to cafés and restaurants with friends or visit their families. thank you in advance! перевод не полностью дословен