I walked down Moscow’s glitzy, mile-long shopping street that travel guides compare to the Champs-Élysées in Paris and NYC’s Fifth Ave — and it fell totally short of the hype

• Tverskaya Street in Moscow has been compared to famous luxury shopping districts including New York City’s Fifth Avenue, London’s Oxford Street, and the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
• On a recent trip to Russia, I walked the mile-long Tverskaya Street, which leads to Red Square, and it fell totally short of my expectations.
• I’d been expecting a glamorous, upscale shopping street, but instead of luxury boutiques, I saw mostly fast-fashion stores, empty storefronts, and souvenir shops.
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