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Москва - столица России.
   
[maskva stalitsa rasii]
Moscow is the capital of Russia.
Это политический, экономический, научный и культурный центр.
   
[eta palitichiskiy, ikanamichiskiy, naoochniy i kool'toorniy tsentr]
It is the political, economic, scientific and cultural centre of Russia.
В Москве проживает1 более восьми миллионов человек.
   
[v maskv'e prajivait bol'eye vas'mi milionaf chilav'ek]
The population of the city is over 8 million.
Москва - один из самых красивых городов мира.
   
[maskva adin is samih krasivih garadof mira]
Moscow is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Сердцем Москвы считается2 Кремль, который находится рядом с Красной площадью.
   
[s'ertsem maskvi schitaitsa kr'eml', katoriy nahoditsa r'adam s krasnay ploschad'yoo]
The heart of Moscow is the Kremlin located near the Red Square.
Кремль и Красная площадь - символы Москвы и всей России.
   
[kr'eml' i krasnaya ploschat' simvali maskvi i fs'ey rasii]
The Moscow Kremlin and the Red Square are symbols of Moscow and the whole Russia.
В Москве имеется более восьмидесяти музеев.
   
[v maskv'e imeitsa bole'ye vas'midisiti mooz'eyef]
There are more than 80 museums in Moscow.
Среди них следует отметить Третьяковскую галерею.
   
[sridi nih sl'edooit atm'etit' trit'yikofskooyoo galir'eyoo]
Among them, the Tretyakov Gallery should be mentioned.
В ней находится много прекрасных картин, гравюр, скульптур.
   
[v n'ey nahoditsa mnoga prikrasnih kartin, grav'oor, skool'ptoor]
It has a lot of beautiful pictures, engravings, and scultures.
Москва знаменита своими театрами.
   
[maskva znaminita svaimi tiatrami]
Moscow is famous for its theatres.
Самые известные3 из них - Большой, Малый и МХАТ.
   
[samiye izv'esniye iz nih bal'shoy, maliy i mhat]
The best-known of them are Bolshoi, Maly and the Moscow Art Theatre.
Москва всегда производит большое впечатление на посетителей.
   
[maskva fsigda praizvodit bol'shoye fpichitl'eniye na pasititil'ey]
Moscow always makes a great imporession on its visitors.

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1 if the letter и occurs after the letter ж, it is read as [i]

2 the combination of letters сч denotes the sound [sch]

3 the combination of letters стн is read as [sn], i.e. the letter т is not read