Languages - Russian - A Guide to Russian - Russian key phrases. Russian. Moscow Travel Guide and Travel Information. Modern-day Moscow proudly defies its former austere image of Soviet times and Europe's most populous city is currently enjoying an unprecedented period of luxury and self indulgence.
These days well-heeled Muscovites flaunt their wealth by sipping champagne with sushi at elite restaurants and shopping for designer labels at frighteningly expensive boutiques. In fact, Moscow’s leap in fortunes is confirmed by its status as the billionaire capital of the world. In 2011, Forbes revealed the city was home to 79 billionaires, including high profile tycoon Roman Abramovich; many of these wealthy inhabitants built their gargantuan empires during the turbulent economic strife of the 1990s following the collapse of the Soviet Empire.