metropolis venäjäksi - Sanakirja.org (englanti-venäjä)

(history) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony, especially in the Ancient Greek/Hellenistic world.
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
(canon law) The see of a metropolitan archbishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.

An immense metropolis, like London, is calculated to make men selfish and uninteresting.