Moscow
day day
™
BY
1st Edition
by Hillary Gilbert
A John Wiley and Sons, Ltd, Publication
Moscow
day day
™
BY
1st Edition
by Hillary Gilbert
A John Wiley and Sons, Ltd, Publication
Contents 24 Favorite Moments
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1 The Best Full-Day Tours
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The Best in One Day 6 The Best in Two Days 10 The Best in Three Days 12
2 The Best Special-Interest Tours Exploring the Kremlin 16 The Kremlin Armory 22 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts The Novodevichy Convent 30 The Tretyakov Gallery 34 Stalin’s Skyscrapers 38 The Moscow Metro 40 Fallen Heroes 42 Alternative Art 44 The Dark Side 46 Russian Writers 48 Cold Warriors 50 Outlandish Architecture 52
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3 The Best Neighborhood Walks Three Boulevards 56 Along the Golden Mile 60 Around the Arbat 62 Patriarch’s Ponds 66 Bolshaya Nikitskaya 68 Kitai Gorod 70 Kuznetsky Most 74 Tverskaya off the Beaten Track Zamoskvorechye 80
4 The Best Shopping Shopping Best Bets 84 Moscow Shopping A to Z
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5 The Great Outdoors
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Victory Park 100 VDNKh 102 Gorky Park 104
6 The Best Dining
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Dining Best Bets 108 Moscow Dining A to Z 112
7 The Best Nightlife
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Nightlife Best Bets 122 Moscow Nightlife A to Z 126
8 The Best Arts & Entertainment Arts & Entertainment Best Bets Moscow A & E A to Z 136
9 The Best Lodging
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Lodging Best Bets 144 Moscow Hotels A to Z 149
10 The Best Day Trips & Excursions Stalin’s Secret Bunker Kolomenskoye 160 Star City 162
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The Savvy Traveler Before You Go 166 Getting There 168 Getting Around 169 Fast Facts 170 Moscow: A Brief History Useful Phrases 175
Index
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