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The historical significance of the Kremlin
Kremlin: Cathedral of the Annunciation Palace of the Facets in the Kremlin Moscow: Kremlin St. Basil the Blessed
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Red Square, Moscow.
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The historical significance of the Kremlin
Overview of the Kremlin, Moscow.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Operation Barbarossa: Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union
Nazi Germany invading the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa, June 22, 1941.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail NARA/U.S. Department of Defense
Explore the rebuilt Orthodox churches, Soviet monuments, and urban parks of Moscow, the capital city of Russia
Time-lapse video of Moscow.
Video: © Kirill Neiezhmakov; www.youtube.com/user/nk87design (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Explore this collection of ancient Russian cities largely protected by UNESCO and popular among tourists
Time-lapse and hyper-lapse video of the Golden Ring of Russia, near Moscow, Russia.
Video: © Kirill Neiezhmakov; www.youtube.com/user/nk87design (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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Moscow
Moscow.
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Moscow, Russia
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Moscow: Kremlin
The Kremlin, as seen from the Moscow River.
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Moscow
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State Historical Museum, Moscow
State Historical Museum on Red Square in Moscow.
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Kremlin: Cathedral of the Annunciation
Cathedral of the Annunciation (Blagoveshchensky Sobor), in the Kremlin, Moscow; it...
Nickolay Vinokurov—iStock/Thinkstock
Palace of the Facets in the Kremlin
A hall in the Palace of the Facets in the Kremlin, Moscow.
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Moscow: Kremlin
Iconostasis in Archangel Cathedral (1505–08), the Kremlin, Moscow.
Novosti Press Agency
St. Basil the Blessed
Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed in Moscow.
K. Scholz/H. Armstrong Roberts
Moscow: Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed
Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, Moscow.
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Moscow State University
Moscow State University.
Georg Dembowski
Petrovsky Palace, Moscow
Petrovsky Palace.
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Moscow
Arcade in GUM department store, Moscow.
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Moscow
The Mayakovskaya Station (1938–39) in the Moscow subway.
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Russian White House, Moscow
Russian White House, Moscow.
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Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow.
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Moscow Art Theatre of Chekhov
Moscow Art Theatre of Chekhov, Moscow.
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Moscow
Central Vladimir Ilich Lenin Museum, Moscow.
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Main Botanical Garden of the Academy of Sciences
Main Botanical Garden of the Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
Kostius
Moscow Zoo
Zebra and giraffes in the Moscow Zoo.
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Boris Yeltsin and the collapse of the Soviet Union
Russian Pres. Boris Yeltsin (centre) on an armoured vehicle in front of the White...
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Red Square: military parade
Military parade in Red Square, Moscow, May 1985.
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Dzerzhinsky, Feliks Edmundovich
Feliks Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky, statue in Moscow.
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Frunze, Mikhail Vasilyevich
Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze, monument in Moscow.
Vladimir OKC
construction
High-rise building under construction in Moscow, 2006.
Sascha
ITAR-TASS
Headquarters of ITAR-TASS, Moscow, Russia.
Stanislav Kozlovsky
Krylov, Ivan Andreyevich
Ivan Andreyevich Krylov, statue in Moscow.
Carldaniel
Moscow Canal
Moscow Canal.
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Red Square, Moscow.
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Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich
Sergey Aleksandrovich Yesenin, bas-relief in Moscow.
Vladimir OKC
petroleum use and population density
Graph showing the relationship between per capita petroleum use and urban population...
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