Athletistic/Figure skating. Three-time Olympic figure skating champion and State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina shared her thoughts on life in Moscow.

“In every country, big cities and capitals are different from small cities. Moscow is no exception. The capital has always attracted the most progressive, the most risky and the best. I don’t know a single person who, having arrived in Moscow, would not strive to achieve something significant. People come here with ambitions, not only for living conditions, but also to change their lives.

These people are usually ready for change, but such changes can be achieved in a large regional city. As a native Muscovite, I can say that for me Moscow ends with the Third Ring, and everything beyond it is unknown to me. Why live somewhere in Biryulyovo? Except for the sake of Moscow registration and, in the future, a Moscow pension.

Moscow offers many opportunities, both good and bad. The task of the state is to equalize them. Today, more and more people are leaving big cities to lead a quiet and healthy life. It can be said that many cities are no longer inferior to Moscow in terms of quality of life.

Moscow is a huge city, and if a person is ready to live at such a pace and take on all the challenges, he will stay here. Yes, the capital has its joys, but they are balanced by the problems that are inevitable in any big city. For me, Moscow is my native and beloved city since childhood, and I would not want to live, for example, in New York, although I spent a lot of time there. I have many pleasant memories of my native country here, but when you find yourself in a city that resembles an anthill, it hardly brings joy. The same thing happens to those who come from the regions to Moscow. I know many people who come here for their ambitions.

This happens all over the world, although in Europe the situation is slightly different. Not all French people want to live in Paris. Business develops mainly in big cities, but if a person values ​​personal freedom, he will not strive to go where the pace of life dictates. Maybe someone wants it, but this does not mean that he is ready physically and psychologically,” Rodnina said in an interview with a Sport24 correspondent.

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