Moscow
Founded: 1147.
Mayor: Sergei Sobyanin (appointed in 2010)
Population: 10,562,000 (2010)
Economic region: Central
Geography: Moscow is located in the center of European Russia. The Moscow River along with the Volga Canal are the major waterways in the city.
Economy: Moscow is the largest economic, political, and scientific center of Russia. The city's wealth of scientific, technical, and industrial potential form the basis of its economy. The many large industrial enterprises that operate within the city represent various industry sectors, including engineering, metalworking, building materials, and defense. Moscow is also one of the largest transportation centers in Russia and Eastern Europe. Banking and finance are also important sectors of Moscow's economy.
Official website: http://www.mos.ru
Contact information
Email: major@mos.ru
Related stories
Moscow's Got a Plan , by Dmitry Babich, September 2010
Moscow Fun , by Roland Oliphant, October 2010
Luzhkov - the Legend , by Roland Oliphant, September 2010
Video of Moscow's Metro Stations
Video of Moscow's Soviet Development
Click on a region on the map
Or select from the list:
Altai Territory
Amur Region
Arkhangelsk Region
Astrakhan Region
Belgorod Region
Bryansk Region
Chelyabinsk Region
Chukotka Autonomous Area
Irkutsk Region
Ivanovo Region
Jewish Autonomous Region
Kaliningrad Region
Kaluga Region
Kamchatka Territory
Kemerovo Region
Khabarovsk Territory
Khanty-Mansiisk Autonomous Area
Kirov Region
Kostroma Region
Krasnodar Territory
Krasnoyarsk Territory
Kurgan Region
Kursk Region
Leningrad Region
Lipetsk Region
Magadan Region
Moscow
Moscow Region
Murmansk Region
Nenets Autonomous Area
Nizhny Novgorod Region
Novgorod Region
Novosibirsk Region
Omsk Region
Orenburg Region
Oryol Region
Penza Region
Perm Territory
Primorsky Territory
Pskov Region
Republic of Adygeya
Republic of Altai
Republic of Bashkortostan
Republic of Buryatia
Republic of Chechnya
Republic of Chuvashia
Republic of Dagestan
Republic of Ingushetia
Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria
Republic of Kalmykia
Republic of Karachayevo-Cherkessia
Republic of Karelia
Republic of Khakassia
Republic of Komi
Republic of Marii-El
Republic of Mordovia
Republic of North Ossetia
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Republic of Tatarstan
Republic of Tuva
Rostov Region
Russia's Federal Subjects
Ryazan Region
Sakhalin Region
Samara Region
Saratov Region
Smolensk Region
St. Petersburg
Stavropol Territory
Sverdlovsk Region
Tambov Region
The Russian Federation
Tomsk Region
Tula Region
Tver Region
Tyumen Region
Udmurt Republic
Ulyanovsk Region
Vladimir Region
Volgograd Region
Vologda Region
Voronezh Region
Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area
Yaroslavl Region
Zabaikalsky Territory
