Moscow

Moscow is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 12.2 million residents within the city limits and 17.1 million within the urban area. Moscow has the status of a Russian federal city.

Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific centre of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city entirely on the European continent. By broader definitions Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 18th largest agglomeration, the 15th largest urban area, and the 11th largest by population within city limitsworldwide. According to Forbes 2013, Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world by Mercer and has one of the world's largest urban economies, being ranked as an alpha global city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and is also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index.

Residents

 * Kershinsky (1929-1960) - Kershinsky trained to be a Soviet spy in Moscow for five years, from 1947 to 1952. He later moved back to Moscow in 1956, and married his wife, Vasiliev. They continued to live there until 1960, when they were mysteriously murdered in their apartment.
 * Lucius Kershinsky - Lucius Kershinsky was born in Moscow on August 13, 1959. After his mother and father, Vasiliev and Kershinsky died a year later, Lucius and his older brother, Waldo, lived with their uncle.
 * Vasiliev (1931-1960) - Vasiliev married her husband, Kershinsky, in Moscow in 1956. They continued to live there until 1960, when they were mysteriously murdered in their apartment.
 * Waldo Kershinsky - Waldo Kershinsky was born in Moscow on April 7, 1958. After his mother and father, Vasiliev and Kershinsky died two years later, Waldo and his younger brother, Lucius, lived with their uncle.
 * Whitebeard (1914-2011) - Whitebeard trained to be a Soviet spy in Moscow for six years from 1932 to 1938.

Notable Events

 * July 29, 1932 - Whitebeard begins training to be a Soviet spy in Moscow.
 * December 2, 1947 - Kershinsky begins training to be a Soviet spy in Moscow.
 * October 3, 1956 - Kershinsky and Vasiliev get married in Moscow.
 * April 7, 1958 - Waldo Kershinsky is born in Moscow.
 * August 13, 1959 - Lucius Kershinsky is born in Moscow.
 * May 14, 1960 - Kershinsky and Vasiliev are murdered in their apartment in Moscow.