Let me lead you through the streets of Moscow

by Anni Pelmeni

The promenade in the Kremlin will always include visiting Alexandrovskiy garden. Since 1967 there is ‘an eternal flame’ - in Soviet legacy and in nowadays Russia it is the highest symbol of respect to the soldiers who were killed in the wars. The ‘eternal flame’ in Alexandrovskiy garden is placed on the tomb of Unknown Soldier.

In WWII 20 millions of Sovjet people were killed and it is said that there is not a single family in Russia that is untapped by WWII. So every Russian person would have someone to remember at this place. In addition there are hohour guards that used to serve at Mausoleum but in 1997 with the new political climate the guards were moved to the tomb of Unknown Soldier. The change of the guards is also an occasion that attracts a lot attention by tourists and also locals.

by Anni Pelmeni

When you enter the Red Square you surely notice a red-bricks building and a monument in front of it. This is the Historical Museum and a man on a horse is the marshal Zhukov.

Where the Historical Museum is situated nowadays, there used to the Main Apotheke of Moscow where in 1755 Lomonosov founded the first Russian University. The Historical Museum itself was built only in 19th century and it fitted perfectly into the Kremlin surroundings. As expected the Historical museums collects everything related to Russian history.

The Historical Museum has the post address: Moscow, the Red Square 1.

The new entrepreneurs have recently opened a highly expensive restaurant in this building, because there is a certain chic in having such a address. If you cannot afford dinner there: take pictures with Streltsy.