The edition touches upon the formation of historical Moscow, combination of Eastern and Western traditions in the city`s artistic image, succession of symbolics of Jerusalem, Rome, Constantinople, Kiev and Vladimir. The basic principles of town-building art are shown in the planning, composition, building-in, landscape, toponymics, connected with the key historical events of Moscow kingdom, imperial Russia, the USSR and the Russian Federation.

The edition is for the general public. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Москва. 850 лет. Том II (В. А. Виноградов)