This project was born of a sincere love for Russia — its rich history, culture, architecture and remarkable cities.
Moscow holds a special place in the author’s heart. It is a city where centuries-old traditions meet modern technology, where historic streets stand next to new neighbourhoods and every district keeps its own story.
I wanted to create a space where you can see the beauty of the capital, discover its sights and learn about its transport, architecture, parks and the development of the city.
This is an independent non-commercial project by the ivashkin.tech web studio, made not for advertising or sales but out of love for my country and a wish to share what there is to admire.
Welcome to Moscow — a city that inspires!
A personal project by the ivashkin.tech web studio
History, culture, technology and people — in one metropolis.
Current district boundaries from OpenStreetMap (November 2026). New Moscow is shown after the reform that took effect on 1 January 2025. The map is for orientation, not for legal purposes. OpenStreetMap · GIS-Lab · ODbL 1.0
CAOThe Kremlin, Red Square, the Bolshoi Theatre and the city’s main street: Tverskoy District covers the historic core from which Moscow grew outwards in rings.
From a wooden fortress on a hill to a metropolis — layers of eras can be read in the streets.
Merchant lanes, the university south-west, forest islands and new quarters.
The Big Circle Line, completed in 2023, links districts without passing through the centre.
Embankments have turned from traffic corridors into places to walk.
132 is the number of Moscow districts and urban okrugs after the 2025 New Moscow reform.
Panoramas from above, ancient ensembles, quiet lanes and water — a selection of places that reveal the city’s different characters.
Red SquareMoscow’s main square between the Kremlin, GUM and St Basil’s.
Moscow CitySkyscrapers and observation decks by the river.
Novodevichy ConventA UNESCO ensemble by a pond.
Sparrow Hills and MSUA city panorama and the university’s main building.
Zaryadye ParkA landscape park and a floating bridge over the river.
How underground palaces and an urban railway became one network.
The Moscow International Business Centre grew on former industrial land by the river in three decades and became a new symbol of the city alongside the Stalin-era high-rises.
The renovation programme adopted in 2017 replaces outdated five-storey blocks of the first mass-produced series with new buildings in the same districts. Courtyards, streets and public spaces are changing with it.
Booking a doctor, checking a child’s school diary, paying utility bills, voting on courtyard improvements — most city services are available online.
ExploreThe city’s e-services and information in one personal account.
An electronic diary, timetable and learning materials for pupils and parents.
Votes on city issues — from courtyard improvements to station names.
Reports about problems in buildings, courtyards and streets, with follow-up.
Route-planning apps, fare payment and free Wi-Fi in the metro.
Historic estate parks, the landscaped Zaryadye, forests within the city limits and dozens of kilometres of embankments — Moscow is far greener than it looks from the centre.
Moscow does not choose a single era: white stone, Baroque, Empire, Art Nouveau, the avant-garde, Stalin-era towers and glass skyscrapers sit side by side within a single walk.
Yuri Dolgoruky invites an ally to Moscow — the city’s first appearance in the chronicles.
Under Dmitry Donskoy the wooden walls are replaced with stone.
Italian masters build the walls and towers we see today.
The church that became the city’s symbol appears on Red Square.
Moscow University is founded on the initiative of Lomonosov and Shuvalov.
After the fire the centre is rebuilt — giving birth to Moscow Empire style.
The government moves from Petrograd and Moscow regains its status as capital.
The first general reconstruction plan and the first metro line.
Stepped silhouettes set a new skyline for the city.
The boundary expands to the south-west, increasing the city’s area about 2.4 times.
In the evening the city changes scale: illuminated towers and bridges, glowing embankments, theatre crowds and long summer sunsets over the river.
Move the slider: on the left, the network before the MCC opened in 2016; on the right, today.
The Moscow MetroHow we count: each line at an interchange counts as a separate station (as in metro statistics) — Kievskaya on three lines is three stations. Opening dates from Wikidata and OpenStreetMap, checked on 7 November 2026. Opening years from Wikidata and OpenStreetMap; for the MCD, the launch year of the diameter. The monorail, closed in 2025, is not shown on the 2016 diagram.
New metro lines, former industrial zones becoming neighbourhoods and parks, driverless technology and a city of short distances. These are announced directions — without promises of specific dates.
Ring and chord lines let people travel between districts without passing through the centre. New metro lines are being built and the MCD network is expanding.
