3. About history of Moscow
The first reference to
Moscow as a town is
in an early Russian
history under the year
1147. The grand
Duke of Suzdal Yuriy
Dolgorukiy is a
founder of Moscow.
Gradually the city
became more and
more powerful and
flourished under the
rule of Andrej
Bogolubskij, Ivan
Kalita (‘kalita’-means
‘a money bag’),
Dmitriy Donskoy, Ivan
III, Boris Godunov,
Michael Romanov
and many others.
4. Culture of Moscow
For
many years Moscow has been the centre of
Russian national culture. The main historical and
architectural monuments of the world‘s importance
such as Kremlin, Novodevichi Convent, Church of
Pokrov in Fili, Moscow State University, Triumph Arc
and Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill are concentrated
here.
