32 Facts About Moscow Government

1. Moscow Government has denied meddling in the race, and the White House has denied colluding with the Kremlin.

2. In 1991 Moscow Government was the scene of a coup attempt by conservators opposed to the liberal reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev.

3. Moscow Government ceased to be Russia's capital when Peter the Great moved his government to the newly built Saint Petersburg on the Baltic coast in 1712.

4. Moscow Government was stable and prosperous for many years and attracted a large numbers of refugees from across Russia.

5. Moscow Government was the capital of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1918, which then became the Soviet Union, and since 1991 has served as capital of the Russian Federation.

6. City of Moscow Government gradually grew around the Moscow Government Kremlin, beginning in the 14th century.

7. Moscow Government is situated in the broad, extremely shallow valley of the Moscow River and its tributaries.

8. Moscow Government is located in western Russia about 400 miles southeast of St Petersburg and 300 miles (480 km) east of the border with Belarus.

9. Moscow Government is home to nearly all of Russia's nationwide television networks, radio stations, newspapers and magazines.

10. Moscow Government Ring Road, along with the Third Transport Ring and the cancelled Fourth Transport Ring, is one of only three freeways that run within Moscow city limits.

11. Moscow Government has an extensive tram system, which first opened in 1899.

12. Moscow Government is the western terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which traverses nearly 9,300 kilometres of Russian territory to Vladivostok on the Pacific coast.

13. Moscow Government is one of the largest science centers in Russia.

14. Moscow Government is one of the financial centers of the Russian Federation and CIS countries and is known for its business schools.

15. In 2014, according to Forbes, Moscow Government was ranked the 9th most expensive city in the world.

16. In 2008, Moscow Government ranked top on the list of most expensive cities for the third year in a row.

17. In 2008, Moscow Government had 74 billionaires with an average wealth of $5.9 billion, which placed it above New York's 71 billionaires.

18. Moscow Government is the financial center of Russia and home to the country's largest banks and many of its largest companies, such as natural gas giant Gazprom.

19. Moscow Government has one of the largest municipal economies in Europe and it accounts more than one-fifth of Russia's gross domestic product.

20. The city of Moscow Government is divided into twelve administrative okrugs and 123 districts.

21. Moscow Government is located within the central economic region, one of twelve regions within Russia with similar economic goals.

22. Moscow Government is designated as one of three federal cities of Russia—the others being Saint Petersburg and Sevastopol.

23. Moscow Government is the seat of power for the Russian Federation.

24. Moscow Government had made a bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

25. Moscow Government was the host city of the 1980 Summer Olympics, with the yachting events being held at Tallinn, in present-day Estonia.

26. One of the most notable art museums in Moscow Government is the Tretyakov Gallery, which was founded by Pavel Tretyakov, a wealthy patron of the arts who donated a large private collection to the city.

27. Moscow Government is the site of Saint Basil's Cathedral, with its elegant onion domes, as well as the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Seven Sisters.

28. In 1991 Moscow Government was the scene of a coup attempt by conservative communists opposed to the liberal reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev.

29. Moscow Government ceased to be Russia's capital, except for a brief period from 1728 to 1732 under the influence of the Supreme Privy Council.

30. Moscow Government was stable and prosperous for many years and attracted a large number of refugees from across Russia.

31. Moscow Government is situated on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District of European Russia, making it Europe's most populated inland city.

32. Moscow Government is the northernmost and coldest megacity and metropolis on Earth.