Moscow

Moscow was Russia’s capital before Peter the Great moved the capital to his new city, St. Petersburg. But Moscow never lost its intensity or spirit — one that has inspired authors and poets, ensnared the nobility with its charms, and proved to be the center of Soviet mystique during the Cold War. Moscow represents both the Russia of yesterday and the Russia of today. While St. Petersburg might arguably rival Moscow with its collection of art at the Hermitage, Moscow is home to the culturally significant Tretyakov Gallery. The Tretyakov Gallery is the world’s most important museum of Russian art. Famous Russian masters — Repin, Vrubel, and others — have special places in Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery. The Armory Museum holds a special collection of jewels, crowns, thrones, and carriages from royal Russia The Armory’s State Diamond Fund preserves these important symbols of Russia as a tsardom and and empire.

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