Moscow Travel Guide
Free from censorship and hardship, Russia' s capital city is experiencing a burst of creative energy, evident in all aspects of contemporary culture. Former factories and deserted warehouses have been converted into art galleries and intriguing underground clubs. The Pushkin Fine Arts Museum are experimenting and expanding, Tchaikovsky and Chekhov are well represented at Moscow theatres, and you can also catch up-and-coming composers, choreographers and playwrights. Along with the virbant new side, the ancient city has always been an attraction for history buffs. The red-brick towers of the Kremlin occupy the founding site of Moscow; churches and monuments remember fallen heroes and victorious battles; and remains of the Soviet state are scattered all around the city. Even history is being examined in innovative ways, as new museums broach subjects long brushed under the carpet.