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The nation of Russia has designed and used various flags throughout history. Listed in this article are flags — federal, administrative, military, etc. — used between the time of the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721), Russian Empire (1721–1917) and today's Russian Federation (1991–present day).
The flag of Moscow, the capital of Russia, is a dark red banner of arms charged as the arms of the city in the centre.
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 ...
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]
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] By the end of the 13th century, Moscow had become one of the leading principalities within the grand principality of Vladimir, alongside Tver. [11]
[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.
The foundations of a Russian national state were laid in the late 15th century during the reign of Ivan III. [16] [17] Moscow came to dominate the region known as Great Russia, and by the early 16th century, the Russian states were unified with Moscow.
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 ...