That Was the Moscow That Was
(World News Russia)

In Russia, 25 years is a long time. With diligence and care, you can squeeze in, say, a couple revolutions, a civil war, a purge, industrialization and a little world war in less time than that. You don´t have to, but you can. Now, we won´t get carried away and call the past quarter of a century in Moscow a revolutionary period. But this big, 15-million-strong baby has certainly come a long way in the time since The Moscow Times first hit the newsstands. (Remember newsstands?) Just in case you haven´t been around for this whole time, let someone who has give you a brief recap of the most important - or just noticeable - things the Russian capital has done...