Moscow is the capital city of Russia and was also the capital of the former Soviet Union. The city is 860 years old and features Soviet-era monoliths and post-Soviet kitsch. The city’s roads are defined by rings and roughly follow the outline of the walls that used to surround Moscow. What to see • Red Square • Cathedral of Christ the Saviour • Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki Estate • Saint Basil’s Cathedral • Triumphal Arch • Tsaritsyno Park and Palace • Novodevichy Convent • Ascension Church in Kolomenskoye • Ostankino Palace • Bolshoi Theatre • Moscow State Historical Museum • Moscow International House [More]