Moscow Russia 4K. Capital of Russia

hey guys and in this video we're going to talk about Moscow Moscow is a capital in the largest city of Russia with a population of more than 12 million people located in the Moskva River in the west of the country Moscow for Russians is the center of everything in the u.s. you have movie industry in Los Angeles they got software development in the Silicon Valley and finance in New York but in Russia everything is centered around Moscow where all the headquarters of major Russian corporations are located and where all money eventually goes - although Muscovites complain about the climate the weather here is milder than in other parts of Russia like said birria all the Urals the climate here is typical for the European part of Russia and average summer temperatures are similar to that of cities like Paris of Berlin Moscow has the best universities in russia russian teenagers come here for education in 2009 there were more than 250 universities and colleges in moscow according to the 2018 Q s World University Rankings Moscow State University is the highest rank in Russian educational institution and if you choose to study in Moscow you'd better choose technical or IT majors because those are recognized all over the world you walk the streets of Moscow and you see all these fancy cars and you wonder how much money these guys making the average salary in Moscow in 2017 is just $1,100 a month which by Russian standards is very good salary but the income gap is unbelievable that explains all the Ferraris and the latest model BMWs you see on the streets no wonder Moscow enjoys much higher standards of living compared to the rest of Russia in terms of billionaires Moscow now takes the fourth place in the world being even ahead of London Moscow is home to all the federal authorities of the country the government of the Russian Federation the State Duma the Federal Council the Supreme Court and the Moscow Kremlin which is the official residence of the President all this turn Moscow into a city of status and special vehicles with sirens and flesh and lights on top there are at least 630 cars used by top ranking government officials that have the right to use sirens and ignore traffic rules when necessary they're allowed to speed driving their own side of the road or even pass ambulances or fire engines this is unthinkable in the US and Europe right and it's extremely uncomfortable for ordinary citizens in Moscow it doesn't really matter what you do for a living if you're not part of the system and you don't have connections you're a second-rate citizen some high-ranking government officials never cross paths with ordinary citizens at all they live in their gated communities outside of Moscow and preferred to take their vacations abroad more and more Russians come to live in Moscow why well because salaries here are higher and the city provides great business opportunities here you can find the wealthiest customers in Russia and earn a good living there are lots of international companies and more people speak English so you have excellent opportunities to build an international career it is easy to meet and learn from famous Russian TV stars and speakers lots of them have open events which sometimes are completely free of charge the city is well taken care of in the center the watch the street several times a day Moscow has such a diversity of architecture starting with Kremlin walls in the Stalin period famous Seven Sisters and the modern skyscrapers of Moscow City everything is so beautiful in the recent years to have renovated a lot of walking areas within the garden ring you can ride anything from a bicycle to a scooter our gopher walk with your friends Moscow is such a green city it has more green areas in London and New York in the very center of the city you can escape from the noise and one of the largest parks in Moscow Gorky Park remember the scorpions [Music] there's everything for everyone you can lie on puffs and deckchairs ride a bike there's free Wi-Fi a skating park and the biggest sandpit in Moscow lots of fountains and hot girls too your social life can never get boring because there's tons of things to do and tons of choices in terms of bars and restaurants offer an every type of cuisine to suit most budgets from Chinese noodles to Georgia and Ken Kali to Asian shark soup in Moscow you can satisfy any gastronomic foodie what are some of the famous sights of Moscow and the historic course it's the Kremlin the biggest active fortress in Europe that's home to the President and the Tsarist treasures in the armory outside its walls is the Red Square Russia's symbolic center it's home to Lenin's Mausoleum the state historical museums comprehensive collection and st. Basil's Cathedral known for its colorful onion shaped domes Russia's main department store gyoon has a stunning interior and houses a variety of high-end boutiques even if shopping is not on you to-do list the Goom is still worth a visit the glass roof arcade faces Red Square and offers a variety of class eateries Arbat Street our VAT is one of Moscow's most touristy spots lots of cafes and restaurants live music performers as well as souvenir shops and tattoo salons Tsaritsyn a museum reserve the former summer residence of Empress Catherine the Great was commissioned in 1775 sir it's in a park has been fundamentally renovated since 1980s to look even brighter than the original with its opulently decorated buildings gardens meadows and forests sir it's a new park is the perfect place for green getaway in Moscow occupying an area of more than two hundred and forty seven acres there's also the skyscraper district called Moscow City here you'll find offices of international companies apartments restaurants and shops for a Russian city to have such an American downtown is very unusual here one-bedroom apartment will cost you five hundred thousand dollars for the best panoramic views of the city come to restaurant 60 which is located on the 62nd floor of the Federation Tower this place seemed to have it all head spinnin views great food and vibrant atmosphere and no entry ticket all we have to do is buy a glass of beer if you are into museums and theaters and galleries there is no shortage of cultural and entertainment places the quality of museums art galleries theaters and concerts is also outstanding including well known all over the world big and small theaters the treasure Cove gallery with one of the largest collections of Russian art in the world the armoury chamber the Museum of Tolerance and so many more despite being such a huge city Moscow feels surprisingly safe foreigners should take precautions that they would in any other City avoid shady people and walking alone in some dark streets late at night bribery and corruption are still big issues in Russia though and fortunately there were many contract killings of prominent politicians and journalists over the last ten years starting with Anna Politkovskaya an independent journalist and this is the bridge on which Boris Nemtsov one of the most influential liberal politicians of modern Russia was gunned down right under the walls of the Kremlin in Moscow everything is gigantic buildings roads everything is huge Kutuzov skee Avenue in the very center has ten lanes complicated road connections garden ring with a length of 15 kilometers and the huge Moscow circle road despite all of this traffic in Moscow is notoriously bad it's normal to commute for an hour or more just to get to work in the morning residents of Moscow are used to many kilometers of red lights and lots of time every time you need to get someplace you have to get your GPS to get the best possible route and to live the city on the weekend you'll have to get up really early in the year 2000 there were 2.6 million cars in the city then in 2012 already 4.5 million and every year the number of cars grows by about 4 percent Moscow has the best roads in Russia today car sharing and bicycle sharing gained huge popularity you won't be able to ride a bike all over the city but the situation is changing for the better and more and more areas are open for air cycling the main transport of Moscow is the subway or the Metro as they call here Metro in Moscow along with a monorail road has 214 stations and they're putting a lot of effort to build new ones how many more stations do they need you asked you know if you look at tiny Oslo in Norway it has 101 metro stations for a population of just half a million so it's clear that there's a room for growth they're planning to introduce 40 more new stations in different parts of the city by 2020 daily metro ridership is more than in New York or London Moscow is always action-packed everybody's in a hurry and lots of places work 24/7 thousands of people are rushing to work in the morning looking at their smartphones and tablets they're stressed then nervously trying to get into the crowd at metro and nobody smiles without a reason it's a Russian tradition it's considered awkward what are the cons of living in Moscow well it feels like someone is always watching your back security gates everywhere every public place you go to they always can you bags housing prices for a typical Russian with an average salaries gonna take decades to save up for a modest apartment there's a tough parking situation the city's huge and some friends don't see each other for months too many just to get out to the city center on the weekend is an accomplishment in 2012 the city integrated southern Western territories the so-called new Moscow was formed the huge cities just getting bigger due to the large numbers of vehicles in the city that is an alarming situation with the environment not all of Moscow is homogeneous the outskirts are very different from the Garden Ring area outside of the garden ring Moscow can hardly be distinguished from any other major city in Russia this is what's a calling key looks like [Music] if you love nature fishing and hunting picking berries and mushrooms pure air and water just know that to get to the nearest decent forest is gonna be at least 150 kilometer drive some people spend more than three hours to get to the countryside Moscow attracts the brightest the most talented at ambitious people from all over Russia you get used to the rhythm you move fast you do ten things at once and those who get used to this rhythm are unlikely to like it anywhere else in general Moscow just like any other major city is what you want it to be the city adapts to you you want a party sure come get it you want to have the cultural part of Moscow sure why not you want to build a career go for it the cost of real estate in Moscow is all about location the price per square meter varies from two thousand dollars on the outskirts to 6500 in the center housing in the center can cost impressive amounts of money there is a so-called Golden Triangle where even an old babushkas one-bedroom apartment can cost you more than 1 million dollars people living in the center even follow a weird dress coat you got to have at least a black Mercedes or a BMW if you really want to stand out you got to buy Bentley or Ferrari or a Maybach and hire driver to drive you around according to the polls the greatest fear of on Muscovites is the risk of running into someone who will marry them and then demand part of the apartment the center of Moscow is very far from the realities of real Russia if Russia complains about the brain drain on the national level Moscow steals all the best professionals from the regional cities which further reduces their competitiveness all the famous Russian singers businessmen and politicians eventually end up in Moscow for Russians the taste of life in Moscow is special they walk the streets they see nice cars and they think that maybe one day they too can achieve the same standards of living and they fall in love with the city Moscow simply does not have competition among other Russians cities and what do you guys think about Moscow let me know in the comments section below thank you [Music] you

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Length: 13min 58sec (838 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 09 2018