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Moscow
Russian Moskva city is the capital of Russia. It is located in the western part of
the country. Today Moscow is not only the political centre of Russia but also the
country's leading city in population, in industrial output, and in cultural, scientific,
and educational importance. For more than 600 years Moscow has been the spiritual
centre of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Moscow covers an area of about 386 square miles (1,000 square kilometers).It
stands on the Moskva River, a tributary of the Oka and thus of the Volga, in the
centre of the vast plain of European Russia.
The climate of Moscow is continental. Winters are long and dark. December,
January, and February are the driest months. Moscow employs a large number of
workers and a fleet of mechanical devices to keep the streets clear of snow. Spring is
relatively brief, and the temperature rises rapidly during late April. Summers are
warm. Rainy days are not uncommon, but the summer rainfall often comes in brief,
heavy downpours and thunderstorms. Autumn, like spring, is short, with rapidly
falling temperatures.
The hub of the Moscow layout is the fortified enclosure of the Kremlin, the
symbol of both Russian and Soviet power and authority. Of the most important
towers, the Saviour (Spasskaya) Tower leading to Red Square was built in 1491 by
Pietro Solario, who designed most of the main towers. The chimes of its clock are
broadcast by radio as a time signal to the whole nation. Also on the Red Square front
is the St. Nicholas (Nikolskaya) Tower, built originally in 1491 and rebuilt in 1806.
The two other principal gate towers—the Trinity (Troitskaya) Tower, with a bridge
and outer barbican (the Kutafya Tower), and the Borovitskaya Tower—lie on the
western wall.
Within the Kremlin walls is one of the most striking and beautiful
architectural ensembles in the world: a combination of churches and palaces, which
are open to the public and are among the city's most popular tourist attractions, and
the highest offices of the state, which are surrounded by strict security.
He who has four and spends five, needs neither purse nor pocket.

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