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Destination of The Month

Destination of the month - Moscow - Russia

Moscow is the capital of Russian Federation.
The city area is about 30 km in diameter and the population reaches to almost 10 million people. Among them there are representatives of about one hundred nations and ethnic groups. Russians are the largest ethnic group in Moscow. There are also Jews, Ukrainians, Belorussians and Tatars as well as increasing number of refugees and immigrants from Afghanistan, the Caucasus, the Baltic States and Central Asia. Orthodox Christianity is a predominant religion in Moscow. The city also has communities of Protestants, Roman Catholics, Judaists and Muslims.
Moscow occupies more than 1,000 square kilometers. The boundary of the city corresponds to the Moscow Ring Road, which is situated at 15-17 kilometers from the city center. The city extends for 42 kilometers from the North to the South and for 35 kilometers from the East to the West.
Moscow was founded by Yury Dolgoruky in 1147. Nowadays Moscow is the most important political and business center of Russia and has a true "Russian" feel. Some people even call it a "big village".

The main historical core of Moscow is Kremlin (a fortress - on photo), which is located in the core of the city. Tverskaya street, which is the main avenue of the city, starts from Kremlin and heads north to become Leningradske Shosse, which leads directly to St. Petersburg (750 km).
Moscow is located in the middle of the continent, so the temperature is continental, which means hot weather in Summer and cold weather in Winter. The hottest months are July and August, when the temperatures can reach +30-35 Celsius. They are followed by mild September, which turns into Indian Summer - the last warm days of the year usually in the end of the month. October sees the Autumn starting and the temperatures can go down to zero by the end of the month. The first snow usually appears in the middle of November, but the most snowy months are January and February. February is also the coldest month, when the temperatures often go down to minus 15 Celsius. March is when the Spring comes, and the temperatures rise back to zero and it becomes quite warm by the end of April only (10-15 Celsius). The snow leaves some time in the end of March. The end of April sees an abrupt change to warm and sunny weather, and in the beginning of May it can already be +20. May is actually the most comfortable month, as there are not many rains and the temperature stays around +20.