Do you remember the song “Moscow Never Sleeps”? That is true but most important that Moscow changes constantly.
Due the domestic circumstances small business constantly moving around to seek cheap offices and even buyout another to make different business under well known brand of previous company.
Above circumstances make user information about almost all places outdated at couple years.
Moscow residents need a trustful source of actual information about current small business state in their local areas and Google Maps may be that kind of source.
However victory on Moscow map marker it is not an easy thing due to fierce competition from domestic mogul Yandex and some smaller players.
Google Maps in Moscow will be useful only when it bring more actual information and more services then competitors provide. It may require mass promotion of Google Maps in Russia and even some subsidize schemes to use Google services in education and business communities. However it is more important that it requires much more active Google Local Guides at Moscow.
If you search your way to help 20 million people in Moscow and Moscow area then Google Local Guides the right way to come.