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Mother Moscow a City of Many Faces and Moods
Moscow is a city of contrasts and moods with a rich past and a modernizing plan. The article surveys its history from imperial power to space pioneers, notes harsh winters and brief summers, and describes broad avenues, inner courtyards, and green spaces. It contrasts Moscow with Leningrad and cites famous Russians who praised the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Henry Shapird
UPI
Peking
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
St. Basil's Cathedral
Red Square
Soviet Union
Lenin
Leningrad
Helsinki
Lermontov
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
San Francisco
Russia
Moskva Matyushka
Mother
Europe
Yesteryears