Moscow

Russia's most intense human aspirations, be they artistic, religious or political, have always found their most passionate expression in Moscow. Accordingly, the capital of Russia has had, over time, a complex relationship with not only the outer world but also with its own people. Unlike the country's other great city, St. Petersburg, Moscow developed over the centuries in a rather helter skelter ...

Date added: 23 March '06

Vienna

Vienna is Austria's primate city; with a population of about 1.6 million (2.2 million within the metro area), Vienna is by far the largest city in Austria as well as its cultural, economic and political centre. Vienna is situated on both sides of the River Danube, and only 60 kilometers off Austria's Eastern border, it lies on the South East corner of Central Europe and in close reach to the C ...

Date added: 26 April '06