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Section sizes

Section size for Moscow (70 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	16,569	16,569	479	479
Etymology	7,071	7,071	283	283
History	57	32,202	0	2,816
Prehistory	1,216	1,216	63	63
Early history (1147–1263)	2,198	2,198	232	232
Grand Principality (1263–1547)	7,096	7,096	836	836
Tsardom (1547–1721)	5,482	5,482	560	560
Empire (1721–1917)	5,900	5,900	688	688
Soviet period (1917–1991)	6,289	6,289	139	139
1991–present	3,964	3,964	298	298
Geography	14	16,255	0	825
Location	1,273	1,273	107	107
Time	787	787	69	69
Climate	14,181	14,181	649	649
Paleontology	2,639	2,639	204	204
Demographics	17	16,688	0	228
Population	3,300	3,300	34	34
Ethnic groups	6,738	6,738	0	0
Vital statistics	2,656	2,656	95	95
Religion	3,977	3,977	99	99
Cityscape	64	24,488	0	1,894
Architecture	14,557	14,557	1,308	1,308
Parks and landmarks	9,867	9,867	586	586
Moscow rings	3,528	4,264	196	196
Transport rings in Moscow	736	736	0	0
Culture	12	9,725	0	738
Museums and galleries	6,238	6,238	550	550
Performing arts	3,475	3,475	188	188
Sports	8,703	9,648	890	890
Football clubs	945	945	0	0
Entertainment	2,940	2,940	146	146
Authorities	16	6,185	0	581
Moscow authorities	1,694	1,694	227	227
Federal authorities	1,304	1,304	147	147
Safety	3,171	3,171	207	207
Administrative divisions	4,922	4,922	422	422
Economy	44	18,973	0	1,170
Overview	6,050	6,050	219	219
Industry	3,567	3,567	317	317
Cost of living	6,679	6,679	395	395
Public utilities	2,633	2,633	239	239
Education	11,503	11,503	799	799
Transportation	54	34,001	0	2,467
Metro	7,495	7,495	535	535
Monorail	635	635	62	62
Bus, trolleybus and electric bus	3,413	3,413	306	306
Moscow cable car	653	653	83	83
Tram	2,979	2,979	171	171
Taxi	1,690	1,690	53	53
Railway	2,626	4,809	221	413
Moscow Central Circle	969	969	107	107
Moscow Central Diameters	1,214	1,214	85	85
Roads	609	609	78	78
Air	2,508	2,508	199	199
Water	1,473	1,473	114	114
Sharing system	3,084	3,084	144	144
Future development	4,599	4,599	309	309
Media	186	3,354	16	108
Newspapers	741	741	37	37
TV and radio	2,427	2,427	55	55
People	640	640	65	65
International relations	89	22,163	0	9
Twin towns – sister cities	12,617	12,617	4	4
Cooperation agreements	2,843	2,843	5	5
Former twin towns and sister cities	6,614	6,614	0	0
See also	253	253	0	0
Notes	26	26	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
Sources	2,119	2,119	0	0
External links	1,953	1,953	0	0
Total	248,609	248,609	14,320	14,320

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 January 2025

Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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Change the number of the stations of Moscow Metro to 271 and the number of metro lines to 15 (the line 14 is Moscow Central Circle, which is mentioned in the article separately), as well as in the Moscow Central Diameters part: the D3 line was opened on August 17th 2023, D4 line - September 9th 2023. As for trolleyuses - currently there is only one route - T - also known as the "museum route", as most trolleys were replaced by either buses or electric battery buses. Kurimir (talk) 19:11, 14 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. TNM101 (chat) 14:30, 18 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Title photo appears to be edited

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Title photo showing Red Square appears to be manipulated: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moscow&_welcomesurveytoken=pccaj4hniqqct693fn1ilk1fp76u5iir&source=welcomesurvey-originalcontext#/media/File:Saint_Basil's_Cathedral_and_the_Red_Square.jpg

One can not see Ostankino TV tower from the Moskvoretskiy Bridge where this photo seems to be taken from. Here is the real view: https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/photo/the-moscow-kremlin-and-red-square-as-seen-from-royalty-free-image/971968572?adppopup=true

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=%22bolshoy+moskvoretsky+bridge%22&asset_id=173274668 Sergeyr9 (talk) 06:43, 18 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

"מאָסקװע" listed at Redirects for discussion

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The redirect מאָסקװע has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 July 18 § מאָסקװע until a consensus is reached. ArthananWarcraft (talk) 17:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Punctuated equilibrium?

Latest comment: 2 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Can somebody change the punctuation in the "etymology" section? Semicolons after each translation (& no colons) would make which meaning attaches to which language clearer. ~2026-25855-98 (talk) 20:15, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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