This manual is dedicated to writers whose works contain the image of Moscow. It contains works included in the school curriculum, as well as in the program required for admission to any humanitarian university. The book is indispensable for graduates and applicants, since almost every year the theme of the image of the capital in the works of great Russian writers is present at graduation and entrance exams. The manual can also be used by students and teachers when studying subjects such as Russian literature and Moscow studies. This edition, in addition to excerpts from the works of Russian writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, containing a description of Moscow and its environs, includes many additional materials.