In summer, when the weather is sunny, it is a pleasure to walk about Moscow Kremlin, the Red Square, to go by boat down the Moscow River and look at the city from Vorobyovy (Leninskie) Gory where the Moscow State University is situated. Here is some more information about the places that are worth seeing in Moscow.

Thousands of soldiers and ordinary people were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union during the Secon World War, the highest distinction in the Soviet Union. A lot of people fought heroic for their Motherland but remain unknown for us. Not only men fought for the freedom, but also women showed themselves courageous with strong will and character there are 87 heroes of the Soviet Union among women.

The 9-th of May is the day of victory in the Second World War, which was the Great Patriotic war for Russians (1941-1945 years). This day all Russians remember people who fought for the victory and reached the independence and freedom from German fascism. A lot of people heroically defend the Motherland, without their deeds our country would not have saved the independence from invaders. Of course, some of them are not alive but we love, remember and respect them all.

Miklukho-Maklay, Nikolai Nikolaevich (1846-1888), scientist and explorer, famous Russian ethnographer. Studied languages and characteristics of native inhabitants of Southeastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Oceania (1870-1880 years). He made an important contribution to anthropological and ethnological science, discovered New Guinea inhabitants to the civilized society.

A SuperJob.ru survey says most Russians believe alcohol abuse is their most negative character trait(!). 22% of 1800 respondents believe it is so, while 20% claim Russian's curse is their laziness.

The Jewish-born political revolutionary Fanny Kaplan was shot at the age of 28 for an attempted assassination of Vladimir Lenin. She approached the Leader near a Moscow factory and fired three shots at him. Some historians question the actual role of Fanny Kaplan in the crime and many consider the “Kaplan legend” as another Bolshevik canard.