One hundred and twenty years ago, the first electric tram went into operation in Moscow.

Bloggers and twitterers this fall, in the lead-up to the mayoral elections, were effusive in their praise of Moscow living conditions. Was it real or staged?

If these walls could talk. The history and horror of one of the most epic construction projects of the Soviet era.

A visit to the Krutitsy Patriarchal Residence in Moscow is like walking through a portal into a time long past.

Icons have been revered in Russia for centuries, and when it comes to miracle-working icons, pilgrims will travel thousands of kilometers to seek their divine assistance. 
We look at three you can find in Moscow.

In which we look at the history of Russia through the eyes of three very different monuments in the capital: Pushkin, Dzerzhinsky & Vorovsky.

A look at how art, politics and culture mix on the monumental stage that is Moscow.

Despite the current economic downturn, the capital continues to buzz with construction and renovation. We look at what drives current changes and where things are headed.

In this excerpt and preview from the forthcoming Moscow and Muscovites we hear of Gilyarovsky's harrowing nighttime adventure along a Moscow boulevard.