3. Moscow Facts
• As of January 1, 2010,
Moscow's population • President: Dmitry
was 10,562,099. This Medvedev
makes it 1 of the top 10 • Prime Minister:
largest cities in the Vladimir Putin
world.
• Moscow is 3 hours
ahead of London time
and 8 hours ahead of
New York.
• Has more billionaires
than any other city in
the world
Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin
4. Brief History
• 1147 - first mention is made about Moscow;
founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruki
• 1328 - Moscow became the capital city of the Great
Moscow Principality and of all Russian Lands.
• 1713 - Under Peter I’s rule, the capital city was
moved from Moscow to Petersburg.
• 1812: War against Napoleon. Many buildings
destroyed, but Russia won.
• 1918 - The city of Moscow became the capital of
USSR. Communists were afraid to stay in
St.Petersburg which was closer to the borders.
• Present: Russia’s capital today
6. The Kremlin
• Kremlin: fortress
• The Kremlin has been
the residence of the
President since 1992.
• The Kremlin is a
symbol of Russian
statehood.
• It contains the
Towers, the Grand
Kremlin Palace, and a
number of museums.
7. Red Square
• Red Square is located
outside the Kremlin,
along its Eastern wall.
• The name Red Square,
does not refer to “red”
as a symbol of
Communism. The
square is called
Krasnaya Ploshad
where krasnaya means
both “red” and
“beautiful”.
8. St. Basil’s Cathedral
• Famous for its
distinctive onion domes
• Primarily built by Ivan
the Terrible.
• Made up of 9 individual
chapels
• It is believed that Ivan
blinded the architect,
so that he could not
create another work as
beautiful.
10. Largest and Most Expensive
Building in the World
• Crystal Island
• a $4 billion 5 year
project
• 27 million square
feet of space, 900
apartments, and
3,000 hotel rooms
• 1,500 ft. tall
12. Moscow’s Weather
• Moscow has a continental climate, which includes
cold, long winters,and hot summers.
• During the winter, there is only about 6 hours of
daylight in the middle of the season and
temperatures can be below freezing.
• Snow typically starts in October and lasts usually
until spring.
• Moscow has little rainfall, with most of the
precipitation is from snow
• Typically colder than other European countries
14. Languages Spoken in Moscow
• Of all of Russia's population, over 81% speak
Russian as their first and only language.
• There are over 100 minority languages spoken in
Russia today, the most popular of which is Tartar,
spoken by more than 3% of the country's population.
• Other minority languages include Ukrainian,
Chuvash, Bashir, Mordvin and Chechen. Although
few of these populations make up even 1% of the
Russian population, these languages are prominent
in key regional areas.
15. Useful phrases in Russian
• How are you?: Kak dila?
• Yes: da
• No: net
• Thank you: spasiba
• What's your name?: kak vas zavut?
• My name is.: minya zavut.
• Where are you from?: atkuda vy?
• What time is it?: Katoryy chas?
• How much is it?: skol'ka stoit?
Editor's Notes
Moscow being burned down. 1812. War against Napoleon (France) Russia wins.
