On the 400th anniversary of the Romanovs, Russia’s dynasty of tsars, explore the often grave and sometimes amusing history of Moscow’s fortified city centre.
Explore the marble floors and mosaics of the city’s Metro stations, buy a matryoshka doll souvenir and visit the beautiful Red Square and its iconic centerpiece, St Basil’s Cathedral.
Hunt for the perfect souvenir and soak up the scene while shopping for local wares.
Go behind the scenes at Star City and meet Colonel Sergey Volkov, a cosmonaut who has spent more than a year of his life in space.
A trip to Star City, the formerly closed-off cosmonaut training centre on the outskirts of Moscow, is a journey through the past, present and future of space exploration.
In a city where anything is possible, we meet an artist who spent 20 years underground and get an exclusive peak behind the scenes of the Bolshoi ballet.
The capital is a city of romance and revolution, and living here means a deep immersion in the mysteries of the Russian soul.
The Bolshoi, the most famous theatre in the world, opens its doors after an elaborate refit.
Twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, its epic history lives on in the buildings and monuments of Moscow, inspiring both awe and nostalgia.
