On September 1-2, Moscow is celebrating its 865th anniversary.
On September 1-2, Moscow is celebrating its 865th anniversary.
More than 600 events are taking place across the city on Saturday and Sunday, including music festivals, performances, cooking and handicraft events, activities for children and fireworks displays.
Sakharov Avenue in downtown Moscow hosted street performances.
A youth art festival was held on four Moscow boulevards.
Graffiti artists, skateboarders, beatboxers and young photographers demonstrated their skills at a pop-up culture festival.
Acrobats from Les Passagers company (France) performed the Cosmogonia dance show on Tverskaya Street.
A music festival was held at the Poklonnaya Gora memorial in western Moscow.
About 25,000 policemen were deployed in Moscow to ensure order during the festivities.
Firework displays were organized on Red Square, the Poklonnaya Gora memorial, the Alley of Cosmonauts and in the town of Troitsk.
