Moscow's unique history and its rich culture have been attracting tourists from all over the globe for decades.
The city is famous for its historic buildings, museums, and monuments, with one of the most beautiful underground systems in the world as well as eye-catching parks.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of countries around the world took quarantine measures and closed their borders to foreigners, suspending regular air and rail links. Transport links between various countries have recently been gradually resuming with the improving coronavirus situation.
On 24 July, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova stated that the country would resume air traffic with Great Britain, Turkey, and Tanzania on 1 August.
Foreign tourists visit Red Square, 1965.
© Sputnik / Anatoliy Garanin / Go to the mediabankTourists at Hotel Ukraina, Moscow, 1958. One of the "Seven Sisters", Hotel Ukraina is 198 metres (649 ft) tall, and is known to be the tallest hotel in Russia, the tallest hotel in Europe, and the 52nd-tallest hotel in the world.
Tourists at Hotel Ukraina, Moscow, 1958. One of the "Seven Sisters", Hotel Ukraina is 198 metres (649 ft) tall, and is known to be the tallest hotel in Russia, the tallest hotel in Europe, and the 52nd-tallest hotel in the world.
© Sputnik / Aleksei Filippov / Go to the mediabankGirls at a festive event marking the 71st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow, 2016.
Girls at a festive event marking the 71st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow, 2016.
© Sputnik / Georgiy Petrusov / Go to the mediabankA long queue of tourists waiting to see Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, 1965. The Lenin Mausoleum, in which the mummified body of the Russian revolutionary is still preserved, has become one of Moscow's main attractions.
A long queue of tourists waiting to see Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, 1965. The Lenin Mausoleum, in which the mummified body of the Russian revolutionary is still preserved, has become one of Moscow's main attractions.
Japanese tourists walk in Moscow, 1966.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Sergeev / Go to the mediabankTourists take pictures at the Four Seasons fountain on Manezhnaya Square, Moscow, 2016.
Tourists take pictures at the Four Seasons fountain on Manezhnaya Square, Moscow, 2016.
© Sputnik / L. Nosov / Go to the mediabankForeign tourists during a festive demonstration on Red Square on the Day of International Workers' Solidarity, 1 May 1969.
Foreign tourists during a festive demonstration on Red Square on the Day of International Workers' Solidarity, 1 May 1969.
© Sputnik / Ivan Denisenko / Go to the mediabankTourists from the Netherlands traveling on a tractor with a trailer on Dorogomilovskaya Street in Moscow, 1966.
Tourists from the Netherlands traveling on a tractor with a trailer on Dorogomilovskaya Street in Moscow, 1966.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Sergeev / Go to the mediabankTourists take pictures with Cheburashka at VDNKh, Exhibition of the Achievements of the National Economy, 2016.
Tourists take pictures with Cheburashka at VDNKh, Exhibition of the Achievements of the National Economy, 2016.
© Photo : From the personal archive A tourist from Iran walks in VDNKh, Exhibition of the Achievements of the National Economy, 1984.
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A tourist from Iran walks in VDNKh, Exhibition of the Achievements of the National Economy, 1984.
© Sputnik / Cheprunov / Go to the mediabankTourists from Denmark taking photographs of the Moscow Kremlin’s monuments while walking along Red Square, 1964.
Tourists from Denmark taking photographs of the Moscow Kremlin’s monuments while walking along Red Square, 1964.
© Sputnik / Sergei Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankA photographer taking pictures at GUM, the main department store in Moscow, known as the State Department Store during the Soviet era, 2020.
A photographer taking pictures at GUM, the main department store in Moscow, known as the State Department Store during the Soviet era, 2020.
© Sputnik / Sergey Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankA girl on Red Square, Moscow, 2020. Red Square is the main and most famous square in Moscow, located in the city centre near the north-eastern wall of the Kremlin.
A girl on Red Square, Moscow, 2020. Red Square is the main and most famous square in Moscow, located in the city centre near the north-eastern wall of the Kremlin.
© Sputnik / V. Chistiakov / Go to the mediabankTourists from Afghanistan at the Moscow State Palace of Child and Youth Creativity (MGDTiYu) that was originally called the Palace of Young Pioneers, a community centre for young people, 1983.
Tourists from Afghanistan at the Moscow State Palace of Child and Youth Creativity (MGDTiYu) that was originally called the Palace of Young Pioneers, a community centre for young people, 1983.
© Sputnik / Sergey Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankA woman takes pictures with her smartphone in a cafe in GUM, the main department store in Moscow, known as the State Department Store during the Soviet era, 2020.
A woman takes pictures with her smartphone in a cafe in GUM, the main department store in Moscow, known as the State Department Store during the Soviet era, 2020.
© Sputnik / A. Grigoriev / Go to the mediabankA group of tourists from Scotland ride a Russian troika, a traditional Russian harness driving combination, using three horses abreast, usually pulling a sleigh, 1980.
A group of tourists from Scotland ride a Russian troika, a traditional Russian harness driving combination, using three horses abreast, usually pulling a sleigh, 1980.
© Sputnik / Oustinov / Go to the mediabankForeign tourists at Intourist Hotel in Moscow, 1976. The establishment was built in 1970 as a hotel for foreign tourists to the Soviet Union and was closed and demolished in 2002.
Foreign tourists at Intourist Hotel in Moscow, 1976. The establishment was built in 1970 as a hotel for foreign tourists to the Soviet Union and was closed and demolished in 2002.
© Sputnik / Nicholas Bolotin / Go to the mediabankForeign tourists on one of Moscow’s streets, 1969.
Foreign tourists on one of Moscow’s streets, 1969.