The first photo is Seliger City in Moscow in 2026, where massive apartment towers are connected by elevated glass structures that already look straight out of a cyberpunk city.
The second imagines Moscow in 2050—endless high-rises, elevated roads and buildings connected high above the streets.
Gen Z Russians have started renting storage units because rent and mortgage prices in Moscow are insane.
A 108-square-foot unit near downtown Moscow costs just 17,000 rubles — about $218 a month, while smaller boxes for clothes and other belongings cost around 3,000 rubles — about $39.
Meanwhile, rent for a one-bedroom apartment starts at 70,000 rubles — about $900 a month.
The air smells of burning, and there’s black smoke in the sky.
Questions keep spinning in my head: Why these drone attacks? Who was bothered by this oil refinery that provides gasoline to Muscovites?
I have no answers.
But all of this looks like an attempt to drag Moscow into the war between Ukraine and Russia.
Muscovites, stay strong.
Moscow is rightfully considered one of the best tourist destinations. The city is rapidly developing and can surprise even the most experienced travelers. If you think you've already seen all the capital's sights, don't be too quick to give up on trips to the golden-domed city, because even the most well-trodden paths can reveal unusual places rarely mentioned in guidebooks.
Curious Russia will tell you about places that you can visit in Moscow on your own and in most cases for free. Bunkers Once you've had your fill of the architectural beauty and museum exhibitions of the capital, it's time to explore its underground. For many years, Moscow's bunkers remained top secret, spawning many rumors and speculations. It was said that the shelters contained secret passages to a covert metro line connecting the Kremlin with strategic sites of the capital and an underground city in Ramenki. However, these myths found…
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