Since 1912, Hotel Astoria has lived through the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, two world wars, Perestroika, the collapse of the Soviet Union and formation of the new Russian economy. A bastion of aristocratic traditions, it is one of a few truly Russian luxury brands which has survived the turbulent history of 20-21 centuries. Managed by the distinguished British hotelier Sir Rocco Forte since 1997 and redesigned by Olga Polizzi, this historic hotel continues to offer consistently excellent standards of traditional Russian hospitality, a high level of service and luxurious accommodation.