For most of the 20th century, Moscow was the political and economic center of the Eastern European and Eurasian territory.
With over 60 theaters, 100 museums, 75 higher education institutions and more than 4000 libraries, it remains today one of the major cities of art and one of the leading cultural centers in the world.
“Moscow… how many strains are fusing in that one sound, for Russian hearts! What store of riches it imparts!” – Alexander Pushkin, poet.