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# They say Moscow is a big village, but I do not much care for the phrase, and it is not true at all
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/govoriat-chto-moskva-bolshaia-derevnia-no-mne-eta-fraza-ne-ochen-nravitsia-eto-sovsem-ne-tak/
- Published: 2024-02-02T06:31:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:34:40.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Geography, Moscow, Observations

They say Moscow is a big village, but I do not much care for the phrase, and it is not true at all. The French rock musician Jacques Dutronc has a more accurate one: Corsica is a small continent, Europe is a large island. You can continue the analogy yourselves