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==== The population of 12.6 million ==== | ==== The population of 12.6 million ==== | ||
- | In 2019, the city's population reached 12.6 million. The entire agglomeration has 17.2 million inhabitants. In addition to the permanent population, the city has an additional 1.8 million visitors (people from other regions of the country looking for work, students, etc.). | + | In 2019, the city's population reached 12.6 million. The entire agglomeration has 17.2 million inhabitants. In addition to the permanent population, the city has an additional 1.8 million visitors (people from other regions of the country looking for work, students, etc.). |
==== Moscow Oblast ==== | ==== Moscow Oblast ==== | ||
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==== Founded before 1147 ==== | ==== Founded before 1147 ==== | ||
- | Moscow was founded before 1147. Throughout history, it has been the capital of the Duchy of Moscow, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Russian Empire, Soviet Russia, and the Soviet Union. [([[https:// | + | Moscow was founded before 1147. Throughout history, it has been the capital of the Duchy of Moscow, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Russian Empire, Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union. [([[https:// |
==== The Grand Duchy of Moscow ==== | ==== The Grand Duchy of Moscow ==== | ||
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==== Moscow Kremlin Wall ==== | ==== Moscow Kremlin Wall ==== | ||
- | Between 1485 and 1495, the Moscow Kremlin was expanded according to the design of Italian Renaissance architects Pietro Solari and Marco Ruffo, who gave it its present-day appearance. Moscow churches (including the Annunciation Cathedral in the Kremlin) were often decorated with frescoes and icons by Theophan the Greek, Andrei Rublev, and Prochor of Gorodets. [([[https:// | + | Between 1485 and 1495, the Moscow Kremlin was expanded according to the design of Italian Renaissance architects Pietro Solari and Marco Ruffo, who gave it its present-day appearance. Moscow churches (including the Annunciation Cathedral in the Kremlin) were often decorated with frescoes and icons by Theophan the Greek, Andrei Rublev and Prochor of Gorodets. [([[https:// |