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Moscow and Saint-Petersburg

Moscow and Saint-Petersburg differ a lot from other cities of Russia. The status of capital was transferred from one city to the other several times. These cities have always played major roles in the life of the state, remaining political, historical and cultural centers. Both cities have similar museums, conservatories, universities. In short, Russia has had two capitals, not just one. Moscow was situated in the center of the most important roads and was contrasted to Saint-Petersburg, which was a city of natural development. Nevertheless, there is a similar trait in the geographical location of both cities: it is very advantageous. Saint-Petersburg was a kind of gate to the north-west of Russia; Moscow, when many canals were built around it, became a port of five seas. The two capitals were and remained leaders of the economic development in the country, and are centers of science and technologies. As for differences, Saint-Petersburg is specialized in shipbuilding, Moscow pays more attention to aircraft and space technologies. The architecture of both capitals is also very different. There are a lot of dead-ends in Moscow, whereas in Saint-Petersburg it may seem that every side street tends to become a large avenue. Regions close to Moscow and Saint-Petersburg also have different traits: we see near Saint-Petersburg ancient estates and fortresses that surrounded the city centuries ago. In the Moscow region, on the contrary, there are many churches and monasteries; well-known estates are situated in the city itself.