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Gorky Park

Named after Maxim Gorky, this huge public park was made world-famous by the Martin Cruz Smith novel and film of the same name. Locals flock to the Moscow park to escape the crush of the city and enjoy the fairground rides dotted around the gardens. It's a popular spot for a riverside promenade and you can pause to admire the Buran, a Russian space shuttle that never left the ground. At the back of the adjacent Iskusstv Park is a collection of Soviet sculptures (admission charge) relocated here after the fall of the Iron Curtain.