Tag: moscow_ig
Cosmonauts Alley
Yuri Gagarin, the first human going to outer space, looks at the sky the launch of a rocket
ГУМ, Москва
Stolovaya was self-service canteen where the working class was having their breakfast, lunch and dinner in Soviet Union. In USSR these canteens had all of them the same culinary equipment, the same glasses, dishes forks, etc. If you don't mind waiting in line and serving your own food, you should visit a stolovaya.
Nikolskaya Street
Nikolskaya Street which connects Red Square and Lubyanka Square, is named after the Greek Monastery of Saint Nicholas that is located on the north side of the street
Poklonnaya Hill
When Napoleon approached Moscow city during the French invasion in Russia, he waited for the keys of Kremlin in Poklonnaya Hill but Moscovites never gave the keys to the French.
Peter the Great Statue
Peter the Great statue in Moscow has a very controversial history. Many Moscovites consider it ugly while many question the purpose of such a statue in Moscow as King Peter transfered Russian capital to Saint Petersburg.
ГУМ, Москва
Gum is one of the most iconic malls in Moscow. Built around 1890, this building of great architecture and engineering is a necessary stop you need to make if you are visiting red square. Try to find the traditional ice cream cart and taste the ice cream served in waffle cone as it was in the soviet union.
