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History of Moscow (Moskva) |
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-3000 av JC à 1147 ap AC: Even if the foundation of the city of Moscow is in 1147, some relicas brought the proof that ths same regions had some constructions for more the 3000 years before Christ. The foundator of Moscow is often tought to be Yuri Dolgoruky
1237-38: Less then a century after his foundation Moscow is attacked by the mongolian empire. .
1475-79: It’s at the end of the 15th century that Ivan III end the mongolian spupremacy of the mongolian empire on Russia. He declares at the same time that Moscow is the new capital of Russia. He built the Kremlin.
1533: Ivan IV (called the terrible) take the politicalpower of Russia.
1547: Ivan the terrible takes title of Tsar.
1613: Mikhaïl Romanov becomes Tsar of Russia.
1695: Peter the Great becomes the leader of Russia and began great reforms in order to modernise Russia.
1712: Saint-Petersburg becomes the capital of Russia.
Septembre 1812: On September 7, the French army (loed by Napoleon) fight in Borodino (110km of Moscow) with the Russian army. After the victory of French troups, Napoleon went to Moscow where he found an empty city that was burning. He withdrew after 2 weeks and let Moscow.
1852: First telegraphic line in Russia.
1867: Some streets of Moscow has light with gas.
1883: The first electric lantern
1891-1905: Construction of the famous Trans-siberian
1905: Nicolas II accepts the creation of a Russian constitution and the duma (Russian parliament)
Octobre 1917: Communist revolution takes place with Vladimir Ilich Lenin (Lenin)
1924: Death of Lenin
1939: Stalin signs a treaty of non-aggression with the 3rd Reich in Germany.
Juin 1941: Nazi break the treaty with Russia and invades the Russian territory. They stop some hundreds kilometres of Moscow.
1953: Nikita Kroutchev takes the lead of USSR after the death of Staline.
1980: Moscow is doing the winter Olympic.
1985: Mikhaïl Gorbatchev becomes the general secretary of the party and begins his great changes with Glasnost and Peretroïka.
1989: First free elections in Russia since 1917.
1990: Boris Elstine ebecomes the party chief of the republic of Russia.
1991: Boris Elstine becomes president of Russia
31 décembre 1991: USSR no more exists. Beginning of CEI (Community of Indepedant States)
1994: Mayor of Moscow decides to rebuild the churches of Moscow
1997: Moscow celebrate 850 years of his foundation
17 août 1998: Dramatic devaluation of the Russian money (the rubles) |
