Москва
Moscow, the Russian capital, with its 10 millions inhabitans, belongs to the biggest European cities. It is political and business centre. There are about 60 universities. The historical centre, hundreds of years old, includes Moscow Kremlin and Red Square, which were in 1990 added to the UNESCO heritage list. The Kremlin started to built Czar Ivan III. in 15th Century. On the Red Square stand the famous landmarks such as the Saint Basil's Cathedral, Lenin's Tomb and the shopping mall GUM (state general store).
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The city of Dolgoprudnyy is located in 20 km to the north from Moscow. The name of Dolgoprudnyy means "a long pond", which is situated nearby the city in the Northeast. The new modern part is called Vinogradovo and it is famous due to its airship manufacturing. There is the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, noteworthy is also the development of machinery manufacturing and chemical industries. Thanks to its good location, close to the capital city, it is being popular for building new real estates.
Санкт-Петербург
St Petersburg, formely known as Leningrad, is situated in the Northwest of Russia by the River Neva emptying into the Gulf of Finnland. According to its name, this city was established and built by the Tsar Peter the Great and for more than 200 years was being the capital of the country until 1917. St Petersburg was built up literally on the swamp, on more than 40 little islands connected with about 300 bridges. There are loads of sites of great architecture, among the most famous the Winter Palace, St Isaac's Cathedral, the Peter the Great's Palace or the palace complex outside the city, Peterhof.
Химки
The city of Khimki is located also like Dolgoprudnyy in the Northeast from Moscow. Both of the cities lie close to the international airport Sheremetyevo. After the WW II. it was the centre of Soviet aerospace defence, due to was closed for any tourists or visitors. Today there is one of the biggest shopping malls in Russia of French chain-store Auchan and Swedish furniture IKEA.