We all love the capital and quotes about Moscow, but you can really get to know it only if you live there. The unique interweaving of traditions, nationalities and habits make it a "state within a state". This is, of course, Russia, but completely different. This is best understood by creative people, whose attentiveness is expressed in anecdotes and aphorisms.
Quotes about Moscow from celebrities
Here are some famous quotes:
- Today Moscow is a bum who stole a tuxedo and came to the casino. Mikhail Zadornov.
- Here I could wear anything and no one paid any attention to me. Faina Ranevskaya.
- Survival in Moscow is money, profession and soul! Evgeny Mironov.
- The rhythm of this city is such that one day can be replaced by three in the country. Elena Yakovleva.
- It is impossible to sleep in the capital. Alexander Domogarov.
- This is the city where you find out who you are. Grigory Leps.
- The Iron Curtain was moved between Russia and Moscow. Yankovsky.
- The basis of my policy: I don't want to leave Moscow. Luzhkov.
- The capital of Russia is bad for the soul. Clarkson.
- This is a city for action. A. Knyazev.
Statements of historical figures
Quotes about Moscow can be quite negative. Poverty, covered with sparkles, strikes not only modern minds. Here is an example:
- To save Russia it is necessary to destroy Moscow. Kutuzov.
- Only suicides, festivities and bad pavements, Moscow offers nothing else. A. P. Chekhov.
- From a green city, it has turned into an "advertising" city. Yermolova.
- I not only love, but also hate Moscow. Frey.
- The greater the distance from Moscow, the more moral people are. Yakubovich.
- Only traffic jams and gases - the city is like champagne. Harsh.
- Here every pig walks like a swan. Adeev.
- In Russia, no one, except for the capital's residents, loves Moscow. Circle.
Humor is not always pleasant
Funny quotes about Moscow contain the bitterness of deceived hopes and dreams. Not everyone achieves the success that is so important for Muscovites, and disappointment can be cruel:
- Moscow is so multinational that I even met a Russian person. S. Yankovsky.
- It's not talents that live in the capital, but those who are lucky. S. Garmash.
- I'm so glad that we have only one Moscow! I. Krasnovsky.
- Only January 1st I can sleep here. A. Duvarova.
- I don't want to see Paris and die. I dream of coming to Moscow and registering. G. Moskvin.
- Traffic jams are the norm, as arebeing late. D. Breitebicher.
- Fish from the Moskva River catches the radio station "Retro" for another half an hour. Urgant.
- Moscow is the most remote region of Russia. M. Mamchich.
- Everyone in the capital is going, and I'll wait until it grows up to me. A. Pashinin.
Quotes about Moscow from the people
Pictures and films are made about the great city, it was praised by Pushkin, Nekrasov and Gogol. The capital is hated and proud. Phrases from movies and poems have long been in use:
- Let's go to Moscow - we will disperse longing.
- He who has never been to the capital has never seen Russia.
- As the earth begins from our Kremlin.
- You can't be born a Muscovite, you have to become one.
- Moscow says others are working.
- Russia is a mountain, and Moscow under it - everything is rolling there.
- This is a big lottery, you can win right away!
No one is indifferent to this city, although sometimes it seems that the inhabitants themselves are in too much of a hurry to think about their attitude. Fashion quotes of the greats, "Moscow does not believe in tears", two realities: the capital and the periphery - that's our love and envy.
