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The Third Rome

by el_ruso - last update: Jul 18, 2007

Moscow is the most populous urban area in Europe. The city itself officially has about 10 million, but the realistic figure is close to 15 million.

It was mentioned first in 1047 as a hunting castle of a prince of the Vladimir principality. It survived Mongol conquest, and beginning in the XIV century succeeded in uniting most of the lands of the ancient Kievan state, and even conquering its former rulers, the Kazan and Astrakhan khanates. It became the seat of the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox church and served as a capital until it was moved to the newly built Peterburg in early XVIII century. Capital was moved back to Moscow in 1918. In Russian tradition, Moscow is considered "The Third Rome" after collapse of the second capital of Roman Empire, Constantinopolis, to the Turks and marriage of the heiress of the Bysantine throne to the Russian Grand Prince.

The main sites are: (1) Kremlin (castle) which contains palaces, castles and museums; (2) Red Square which adjoins it. It contains the Intercession cathedral, History museum, Kazan cathedral, Lenin mausoleum - all must-see sites. (3) Kitay-Gorod, the area to the East of Red Square also contains beautiful architecture, churces, museums. There are also many excellent museums, monasteries, ancient churches, other sites of interest. Explore my pages for more info.

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Comments for el_ruso about Moscow
joiwatani Mon Dec 1, 2008 15:01 UTC
 I love the architecture in Russia! It is amazing! Thanks for sharing your pictures! I am virtually travelling! Someday, I will visit Russia. I missed my chance in 1989!
Zvrlj Tue Aug 7, 2007 23:13 UTC
 I was in Moscow about 15 years ago. You revived quite many of my memories. Thank you. Greetings from Kragujevac, Serbia V
zuliet Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:48 UTC
 look,i live in moscow, thank you for your excellent view of this city. I knew all these places before but I would never come up with such a nice tourist tip!
sakuyaini Wed Oct 19, 2005 23:39 UTC
 great Russia pics! It's my dream to see Moscow one day, hopefully sooner than later ;o). Thanks for posting these beautiful photos!
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