It seemed we could have walked to our destinations more quickly.
Unfortunately, the traffic conditions made this means of conveyance almost useless. In the time of our visit the number of cars in the streets was increasing quickly. However, the street system was not yet adapting. There were no freeways as we think of them. There were some broad multilane boulevards, but the traffic controls were not up to the task. Most days the traffic was all but stopped by mid-morning and stayed that way until evening.įor our personal safety, our Boeing Russian hosts had arranged for cars to take us to the institutions we were to evaluate. The drivers were able, and we also had an additional staff member whose job was obviously to provide security. On the ground in Moscow, Russia brought so many new experiences that we were in a constant state of either head shaking or amazement.Įven before our work assignment started, we were confronted with how the busy capital of this huge country was operating in a nether world of not communist but not a capitalist industrial city. This was demonstrated by the traffic in the streets. Moscow is a big city by any measure with a population of 17 million in the greater area and over 12 million in the central city. It is a big place.
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