My Moscow: what nobody actually tells you

Moscow is magnificent, but Moscow is not simple.

This mix of extreme beauty and daily chaos creates a love-hate relationship that many foreigners understand very quickly.

Yes, the streets can be dirty, yes, the administration is a labyrinth. But at the same time, just a coffee on a terrace or a view of the Moscow River is enough to feel a unique magic.

Moscow is a city that adopts you only if you accept it as it is: beautiful, tiring, inspiring, exhausting.

And perhaps that's why Westerners see a mirror there: an imperfect city, but impossible to forget.