..the capital of the largest country on earth, onetime seat of an empire, Moscow presents a dizzying array of contrasts...founded in 1147, it has, at last count, a population of some 9 million people and with some several thousand historical and architectural monuments and museums, it probably will require several lifetimes to explore properly!! But for preliminary insights into what the city centre can offer, the Kremlin, Red Square and Arbatskaya are musts for the visitor...