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When I was in Moscow for 3 months in 1994 we were advised not to drive by my work let alone cycle, the standard of driving was poor and a complete lack of respect for other road users, cars mounting pavements to get past traffic jams was common with peds expected to get out of the way. If we did drive we were also advised not to stop for RTAs as these were frequently staged as a prelude to mugging. I went back in 2007 staying with a friend and was advised little had changed.
I would think very carefully whether cycling would be a good idea............
I should mention I spent 4 years living in Eastern Europe and Moscow was bad in comparison to pretty much everywhere else I went. Most of my time was spent in Poland where I had a road bike and MTB. The road bike pretty much stayed on the tacx trainer given the poor roads, while cycling in Warszawa was not such a good idea but out in the more rural areas was great fun.