Moscow

Moscow

By: Stephanie L5/31/2011

Moscow Facts

• As of January 1, 2010, Moscow's population was 10,562,099. This makes it 1 of the top 10 largest cities in the world.

• President: Dmitry Medvedev

• Prime Minister: Vladimir Putin

• 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

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

Moscow In Flames

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.

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”.

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.

St Basil’s Cathedral

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

Crystal Island

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

Moscow Climate Chart

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.

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?