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The first
mentioning of Moscow as a settlement in the annals of
history dates back to 1147. This very year is, thus, considered to be
the year of its foundation. Moscow 's founder is Yuri Vladimirovitch Dolgorukiy,
Prince of Suzdal. His followers in forming Muscovy were the famed Princes
and Czars Andrey Bogolubskiy, Ivan Kalita, Dmitry Donskoy, Ivan the 3d,
Boris Godunov, Mikhail Romanov and many others. After Peter the Great
came to the throne cities and towns of the Russian state were assigned
to provinces headed by governors. Till 1917 governors of Moscow faithfully
served the city and the Russian state. Muscovites still remember names
of many: Boyar Streshnev, Count Tchernishov, Prince Volkonskiy, Count
Rostopchin, Prince Golitsin. All in all, there were more than 50 of them.
Since 1917 the functions of the local administration's head were carried
out by chairmen of executive committees of the Moscow Soviet of People's
Deputies. Lately these functions have been performed by mayors of Moscow.
Almost nine centuries have already passed. Our city was repeatedly conquered
and destroyed but again and again it was successfully rebuilt. At present
Moscow is one of the largest cities of the world. The exceptionally favorable
location of Moscow gave it advantages over other cities of the emerging
Russia . From the very beginning the territorial development of Moscow
was determined by the need to have a reliable defense. There were constant
threats of invasion by nomadic hordes from the South and East and by Lithuanian
and Polish conquerors from the West. During that time such famous convent-fortresses
as the Simonov, Spaso-Andronikov and Novo-Devichiy ones were built on
approaches to Moscow.
MOSCOW
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