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Eastern promise

21 June 2018

Moscow has been undergoing a massive programme of urban renewal but this scheme to make the city more liveable isn’t without its costs.

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The show must go on

14 December 2017

Amie Ferris-Rotman reporting from Moscow: The Russian capital’s suburban cinemas crumbled with the USSR – but now two brothers are reviving the buildings and reinventing them as community hubs.

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State-funded English language news channel RT has found itself at the centre of international attention recently, with its reports on the crisis in Crimea accused of being less than impartial. Monocle goes behind the scenes…

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More than a moghul

15 September 2011

Alexander Lebedev, former politician and owner of the UK’s ‘Independent’ and Russian opposition title ‘Novaya Gazeta’, is not your average oligarch. Here, he tells us why his management style is definitely hands-off.

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The Long Game

17 May 2007

During the Putin years the process of democratisation in Russia has stalled, with worrying human-rights violations. But a barely heard opposition is fighting back. Led by chess master Garry Kasparov, advised by activist…

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Hail the sky taxi

15 April 2010

There’s now a more reliable and affordable way to get between Russia’s far-flung regional capitals – a zippy Swiss Air taxi.

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The Menu - Moscow's love for American food

23 December 2011

We travel to Slovenia where horsemeat is a regular menu feature, Tyler Brule also looks at why American dishes are popular in Moscow.

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 65: Moscow’s fluff

17 July 2017

Moscow has been hit by such unseasonable weather this summer that people won’t be surprised if it starts snowing tomorrow. But amid all this chaos there’s one thing that’s reassuringly consistent: poplar fluff.

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The Menu - Moscow's organic food revolution

4 October 2013

We speak to Olivier Dupon, who has written a book about the most talented pastry chefs around the world, head to Moscow where an organic food revolution is taking place and hear what Colombians are doing to take care of…

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 163: Moscow street art

1 July 2019

Wander into a Moscow courtyard and you’ll often come across characters made of rusty metal tubes, bits of wood or, perhaps, an old washing machine. With its striking simplicity, this grassroots street art is a uniquely…

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 166: Moscow, Depo market

7 January 2020

We visit one of the Russian capital’s top culinary destinations – a market that claims to be the biggest food hall in Europe.

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 139: Moscow's trolleybuses

14 January 2019

Trolleybuses have been used extensively in Moscow since they first appeared in 1933. Now the city’s government wants to get rid of them, citing traffic concerns and maintenance costs.

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 74: Moscow’s city day

18 September 2017

Moscow's City Day took place earlier this month, as the Russian capital celebrated its 870th anniversary – and city hall made use of a good opportunity to impress.

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 44: Moscow, Patriarch’s Ponds

25 July 2017

A tour of a neighbourhood closely linked to Russian history and literature, which in recent years has become a hub for food and drink.

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 111: Chistye Prudy, Moscow

20 November 2018

Monocle’s Paige Reynolds takes us to a district in the Russian capital where Slavic tradition and Mexican flavours sit side by side.

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Five city bosses

17 June 2011

One has the task of turning round Japan’s only bankrupt city. Another is trying to rebuild a war-torn capital where electricity is a scarce luxury. They are all, however, motivated by a desire to improve the day-to-day…