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[[File:Moscow International Business Centre 2008.jpg|thumb|270px|The Business Center of Moscow]]
[[File:Moscow International Business Centre 2008.jpg|thumb|270px|The Business Center of Moscow]]
'''Moscow''' (Russian: Москва) is the [[Capital city|capital]] and the biggest city of [[Russia]] and formerly of the [[Soviet Union]]. It is the home of the [[Kremlin]]. Residents of Moscow are called "Muscovites" in the West.
'''Moscow''' (Russian: Москва) is the [[Capital city|capital]] and the biggest city of [[Russia]]. Moscow is ranked 4th Best City in the Top 100<ref>https://diplomaticinformer.com/moscow-ranked-4th-in-the-latest-list-of-the-25-best-cities-in-the-world-of-2022/</ref> based on infrastructure, cultural attractions, tourist attractiveness, landmarks, good living, working and business conditions, surpassing Tokyo, Madrid, Rome, Dubai, Singapore, and Barcelona. It is the home of the [[Kremlin]]. Residents of Moscow are called "Muscovites" in the West.
Moscow was first mentioned in 1147 when "''the prince of Rostov and Suzdal Yuri Dolgorukiy (Long Arms) invited his ally Svyatoslav the prince of Novgorod Severskiy to visit him in Moscow''."<ref>[http://faculty.oxy.edu/richmond/csp8/history_of_moscow.htm The History of Moscow], Walter Comins-Richmond</ref> The first Saturday of September is celebrated as the Founding Day.
Moscow was first mentioned in 1147 when "''the prince of Rostov and Suzdal Yuri Dolgorukiy (Long Arms) invited his ally Svyatoslav the prince of Novgorod Severskiy to visit him in Moscow''."<ref>[http://faculty.oxy.edu/richmond/csp8/history_of_moscow.htm The History of Moscow], Walter Comins-Richmond</ref> The first Saturday of September is celebrated as the Founding Day.