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  2. History of Moscow - Wikipedia

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    It was the capital of the Grand Duchy of Moscow (or Muscovy) and then the Tsardom of Russia until the capital was moved to Saint Petersburg by Peter the Great. Moscow was the capital of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1918, which then became the Soviet Union (1922 to 1991), and since 1991 has served as capital of the ...

  3. Tsardom of Russia - Wikipedia

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    Russia annexed the Baltic coast from Sweden and parts of Finland, which would become the site of the new Russian capital, Saint Petersburg. The Russian victory in the Great Northern War marked a watershed in European politics, as it not only brought about the eclipse of Sweden as a great power , but also Russia's decisive emergence as a ...

  4. List of former national capitals - Wikipedia

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    Russia: 1914 1918 moved to Moscow Moscow: Soviet Union: Russia: 1922 1991 State union dissolved, Became capital of Russia ... until 1864, when the island country ...

  5. Moscow - Wikipedia

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    Moscow [a] is the capital and largest city of Russia.The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, [6] over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, [7] and over 21.5 million residents in its metropolitan area. [14]

  6. Principality of Moscow - Wikipedia

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    The Principality of Moscow [b] (1263–1389), later the Grand Principality of Moscow [c] (1389–1547), [d] was a medieval Russian principality. [9] Its capital was the city of Moscow. Moscow became a separate principality when Daniel (r. 1263–1303), the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky, received the city and surrounding area as an appanage. [10]

  7. Russia - Wikipedia

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    [d] Russia is the ninth-most populous country in the world and the most populous country in Europe. It is a highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its population centres having more than 1 million inhabitants. Russia's capital and largest city is Moscow, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and cultural capital.

  8. Timeline of Moscow - Wikipedia

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    1520 – Moscow said to contain "45,000 houses and 100,000 inhabitants". [1] 1524/5 – Novodevichy Convent constructed. [1] 1533 – Ivan the Terrible becomes Grand Prince of Moscow. [2] 1547 City becomes capital of the grand duchy of Russia. [6] Fire. [3] 1555 – Muscovy Trading Company of England active. 1560 – Saint Basil's Cathedral ...

  9. Timeline of Russian history - Wikipedia

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    Russia returned Azov to the Ottoman Empire and demolished the town of Taganrog. 1713: 8 May: The Russian capital was moved from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. 17 July: The Riga Governorate was established on the conquered territory of Livonia. The territory of the Smolensk Governorate was divided between the Moscow and Riga Governorates. 1714: 15 ...