Moscow is the capital of Russia.It is the largest city in our country and one of the largest cities in the world. 3). More than 8 million people live there. Besides, every day about one million people come to Moscow from all over Russia and other countries. Moscow was founded more than 800 years ago by Yuri Dolgoruki. Our capital is situated on the banks of the Moscow River. It is a main political, economic-al and cultural centre of our country. Moscow is the seat of our Government. Here numerous state and government offices are located. . The President of Russia lives and works in Moscow.
The heart of Moscow is Red Square. Here you can see the most beautiful masterpieces of Russian architecture - the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral. They attract lots of tourists. Thousands of visitors enjoy the Tsar-Bell and the Tsar-Cannon, the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great, churches and museums of the Kremlin.
Moscow is the city of highly developed industry. It has numerous modern enterprises, mostly engineering and metalworking plants. They produce machine tools, motor cars, transformers, electric motors, TV sets, watches, etc. Moscow is also a centre of the chemical industry.
Moscow is the port of five seas.Four airports connect it with other parts of our country and many other countries. There are nine railway stations in Moscow.
Moscow can be called a city of students. There are a great number of schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, colleges, institutes and universities there.
Moscow is also an important cultural centre. Worldwide-known theatres (the Bolshoi Theatre, the Maly Theatre, the Moscow Art Theatre, the Theatre in Taganka and many others), museums and art galleries (the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, the Tretyakov Gallery, etc.), exhibition halls are situated there.
Moscow is very beautiful. Plenty of green parks, large squares and wide streets make Moscow very attractive.