Note, I didn't take any of these photos, just wanted to show a glimpse of Moscow. The source is notated.
Actually, Moscow still has a long way to go before it matches the western world. The division of incomes is among the highest in any industrialized nation, they still arrested people for attempting to hold gay pride in 2007 and banned it.
So its obviously got LOTS of problems, but just looking at the architecture, the infrastructure it looks like an amazing place.
Sorry I won't be able to offer details on what buildings are where, but that ESB "looking" building isn't the ESB. The Soviet Union had a knack for creating several buildings that have a sillouette that could be ESB-like.
Buildings like these were built in the 50's:
Poor Moscow, if it had more social freedom it'd be a world class city.