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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 ...
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]
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 ...
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]
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 ...
[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.
The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod (unveiled on 8 September 1862). The history of Russia begins with the histories of the East Slavs. [1] [2] The traditional start date of specifically Russian history is the establishment of the Rus' state in the north in the year 862, ruled by Varangians.