04/09/2010 12:37
Moscow marks its City Day
Moscow marks its City Day on September 4, with over 550 festivities to be held throughout the city today and tomorrow.
Russian websites report that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulated Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov on the Moscow City Day.
Last year, the City Day gathered together 3- 4 million people in Moscow, only 400 thousand in the city center.
Control over Moscow street traffic has been tightened on the occasion of the festivities, some streets will be closed to traffic.