Try to fly into the renovated Domodedovo airport if you decide to come to Moscow. It isn't necessarily any faster-moving than Sheremetevo, but it is a precinct of the new Russia rather than the old: it's modern, relatively user-friendly and - most importantly - it allows you to escape extortionate taxis for the ride into town. There is an air train available there just outside the main terminal that costs just 200 rubles (as of May, anyway) and whisks you to Paveletskii station in about 45 minutes. There you can connect to the metro and anywhere else you want to go.
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