“Visit” Moscow. See its rich, wonderful, and tragic thousand-year history. Marvel at the Kremlin treasures: bells, cannons, and crowns. Walk Red Square and its Cathedral of Saint Basil and the giant Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Take the deep metro to the Bolshoi Ballet. Shop in GUM and the new malls. Visit Moscow’s first McDonalds. Hear and see how Russia re-entered the modern world.
The author had a unique perspective on Moscow, an American who lived there while leading the team designing Russia’s first Credit Card System. He had access to the Kremlin while working at a formerly-top-secret site.
The city of Moscow was opening as the Cold War wound down. That it has closed down in recent years only makes an understanding of the city’s history more valuable.