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Also known as: Moskva
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Kathleen Berton Murrell
Researcher on the history of Moscow. Author of Moscow: An Architectural History; Moscow Revealed; and others.
Kathleen Berton Murrell,
Richard Antony French
Senior Lecturer in Geography, University College, 1972–94, and School of Slavonic and East European Studies, 1972–91, University of London. Author of The U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe.
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Moscow, city, capital of Russia, located in the far western part of the country. Since it was first mentioned in the chronicles of 1147, Moscow has played a vital role in Russian history. It became the capital of Muscovy (the Grand Principality of Moscow) in the late 13th century; hence, the people of Moscow are known as Muscovites. Today Moscow is not only the political center of Russia but also the country’s most populous city and its industrial, cultural, scientific, and educational capital. For more than 600 years Moscow also has been the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church. ...(100 of 12181 words)

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