Rob,
Basically, the "centre" is where Moscow was when Stalin died. If you look at
metro stations, all those built before Khruschev are the real pieces of
art, and the buildings and infrastructure around these were and are still
perfect. With Khrusch we got sleeptowns and ugly grey buildings and all that
could not be changed even by Brezhnev. So you are right - there is really no
much difference between Tverskaya and Sokol or Teatralnaya and VDNH - from
any of these locations you find it easy to get trhough to another of the
ssame kind with public transport. You can even note some similarity with
central London metro - same time between metro stops and even elevators
wotrk on the left (right!) side, not as at newer metro stations. Though,
there is the big difference if you go out of this area even by one metro
stop, i.e. Sokol and Voykovskaya.
Medicine is quite the different story. There have been the times when
western hospitals ("International") were opened in Moscow to serve the top
notch western managers who moved to work in Moscow after the iron curtain
was thrown away, and this was mostly due to requirements of the western
insurance companies. From then, some of the Russian hospitals have done well
and these are the true good ones, and you can get good service there (for
money, or - if you are employed by a Russian company - via the local medical
insurance). It really depends on what your company want to provide you -
little service here and emergency relocation to a western hospital or your
insurance company trusts the locals and let you get all of the local support
;))).
Sincerely,
Sergey Orlov,
Electronintorg Marketing
Tel/Fax/ARM +7-495-151 16 39
Mob +7-916-3929803
Tel +7-495-1517411 (11:00-13:00 14:00-19:00 MOW)
-----Original Message-----
Hi Everyone, Just wondering about something - what exactly is "center"?
Inside the Garden Ring? Inside the general area bounded by the metro Circle
Line? It's just my impression, so I could be wrong, but there seems to be a
"central center" (which is even more highly priced in terms of rent and
general prices than the general term "center") which is roughly inside the
Boulevard Ring and a small part just below the Moscow River (and a "super
premium" location along Tverskaya near Pushkinskaya Ploshad'). Has "center"
ever been defined precisely? Are there other categories? I've seen locations
advertised as "center" 5 stops outside the Circle Line. Is "center" a formal
definition of any sort or just a loose term used in advertising? Is it based
on metro? Or districts? I'm also curious about how medical services are
classified, is there any formal breakdown? "Russian" and "international"
care and so on? Sorry for these sorts of whacky questions. Thanks to all for
reading, -- Rob
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