Moscow, Russia

1. Moscow, Russia Marilie Toro Business Info Management(BIM) Mrs. Rupley 7/10/14

2. History • Beginning in the 14th century the city of Moscow gradually grew around the Moscow Kremlin. • Well known as the capital of Great Russia, the city was also known as the ‘Muscovy’. • Moscow or ‘ Muscovy’ was the capital of Russia dating from1340-1547 and then from Tsardom of Russia until 1712 when the capital was moved to St. Petersburg. • The cities population grew from 250,000 to over a million people in the 19th century. • The oldest evidence of humans on the territory of Moscow dates from the Neolithic (Schukinskaya site on the Moscow River).

3. Culture • In terms of marriage the man and wife to be must put in an application to the marriage registration 7-8 months before the wedding to rethink their decisions. • Russians like to serve a festive dinner for the guests on occasion of such holidays as birthdays, New Year and Easter. • Russian housewives prefer to cook everything themselves and it is expected that a real Russian woman should be a good cook. • Moscow’s new modern dress code consists of a woman in short shorts and stiletto heels with small children in tow, to a teenage girl in a micro-mini skirt or a maxi dress, to a consciously stylish young man in a sleeveless shirt with a flower-framed portrait of Vladimir Putin, black cargo pants, flip-flops and straw fedora. • Nesting eggs were a gift to Russia from Japan, and are given as very beautiful gifts or are used as home decorations.

4. Location (*demographics*) • The Current population of Moscow, Russia is 143,700,000. • Live births in Russia from 1927-1940 ranged from 2,000,000-4,000,000. • The death rates in Russia from 1927-1940 ranged from 2,000,000-5,000,000 with the most deaths in 1933 with a 5,239,000 death rate. • The average population in Russia from 1940- present day, ranges more than 110,333,000.

5. Economics • Since 2013, the economy of Russia has been the eighth-largest in the world and the sixth/ fifth largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). • The country has an abundance of natural resources, including timber, precious metals, and particularly fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, and coal) that can be developed without the constraint of OPEC production quotas and other rules (Russia is not an OPEC member). • Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has undergone significant changes, moving from a centrally planned economy to a more market-based and globally integrated economy. Economic reforms of the shock therapy in the late 1980s and during 1990s privatized many sectors of industry and agriculture, with notable exceptions in the energy and defense-related sectors.

6. Education • Education in Russia is provided predominantly by the state and is regulated by the Ministry of Education and Science. Regional authorities regulate education within their jurisdictions within the prevailing framework of federal laws. • In 2011, the spending on education amounted to $ 20 billion. Private institutions account for 1% of pre-school enrollment, 0.5% of elementary school enrollment and 17% of university-level students. • Male and female students have equal shares in all stages of education, except tertiary education where women lead with 57%. • According to a 2008 World Bank statistic 54% of the Russian labor force has attained a tertiary (college) education, giving Russia the highest attainment of college-level education in the world.

7. Tourism • There are currently a lot of things to do in Moscow, Russia with 246 Hotels, 220 Vacation Rentals, Flights from $1,934; 1,689 Attractions , and 9,908 Restaurants. • The political, scientific, historical, architectural and business center of Russia, Moscow displays the country's contrasts at their most extreme. • The ancient and modern are side by side in this city of 10 million.

8. Russian Government • The Moscow City Government is competent to decide all questions of policy within the jurisdiction of the executive branch of Moscow, which has Federal City status, other than those that are under federal law and the laws of the city of Moscow, the jurisdiction of the Russian Federal Government and the Mayor of Moscow. • MEMBERS: • Mayor of Moscow • Deputy Mayor of Moscow • Ministers of the Government of Moscow, including 3 ministers report directly to the Mayor of Moscow • Ministers report to the Deputy Mayor of Moscow

9. Entertainment • A very big majority of theaters, dances, and music that are open to the public and available for residents of all ages in Russia. • There are a lot of festivals that occur in Russia for example The Moscow International Film Festival, Golden Mask Festival, Maslenitsa, December Nights, and City Day. • Night life includes a variety of bars and grills beginning with the famous Propaganda. • The Theaters include: Moscow Art Theater, Bolshoi Theater, Moscow Conservatory, etc. • Attractions available to the public in Russia include: Kremlin, The State Tretyakov Gallery, and The Monument of Peter the Great plus so much more.

10. Citations • WWW.Wikipedia.com • www.NationalGeographic.com