No city in the continent of Europe has undergone such momentous change in the past one and a half decades as Moscow: the setting for the end of an empire and the rebirth of Russia; the scene of the transformation of the world's greyest capital city into a Babylon iridescent with colour; a place of stagnation and yet also of frenetic acceleration; a stage on which an epoch concluded and the new post-Soviet cast of actors made its first appearance. In the last few years buildings and whole streets which had defiantly stood up to war and revolution have succumbed to the ruthless demolition squads sent in by the property speculators, while concrete and glass towers have shot up into the skies. Moscow has been shaken to the core by the collapse of the last socialist utopian vision and an unprecedented reassessment of all values. On the positive side it has found, after decades of shortages, that quite ordinary foods can be obtained without the need to queue up for them. In a mere second of time, in historical terms, Moscow has passed through every conceivable stage of crisis: decline and death-agony, devaluation, hyper-inflation, the turning of the city into a gigantic bazaar, investment fever and speculation, a construction boom and armed confrontation. In Moscow Karl Schlogel provides a new and fascinating form of city portrait. First published (in German) in 1984, and soon attaining the status of a classic work, this first English edition has been brought up to date with the addition of both an introduction and conclusion covering the post-soviet period. The author traverses Moscow's streets like a flaneur, unravelling the meanings and histories of monasteries and cemeteries, railway stations, barracks, Jugendstil villas and underground stations. He describes the history of Moscow in the modern period in all its forms and makes its buildings, monuments, parks and apartments come alive for the reader.

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