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                                   Moscow
Moscow is the capital of Russia, its administrative, economic,  political
and educational centre. It is one of Russia's major cities with  the
population of about 9 million people. Its total area is about 900  thousand
square kilometres.  The city was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgonlky and was
first  mentioned in the chronicles in 1147. At that time it was a small
frontier  settlement. By the 15th century Moscow bad grown into a wealthy
city.  In the 16th century, under Ivan the Terrible, Moscow became the
capital of the state of Muscovy. In the 18th century Peter the Great
transferred the capital to St. Petersburg, but Moscow remained the heart
of Russia. That is why it became the main target of Napoleon's attack  in
1812. During the war of 1812 three quarters of the city were destroyed  by
fire, but by the middle of the 19th century Moscow was completely
rebuilt.   The present-day Moscow is the seat of the government of the
Russian  Federation. President of Russia lives and works here; government
offices
are located here, too.  Moscow is a major industrial city. Its leading
industries are engineering,  chemical and light industries.  Moscow is
known for its many historical buildings, musems and art  galleries, as well
as for the famous Bolshoi, Maly and Art theatres. There
are more than 80 museums in Moscow, among them the unique Pushkin  Museum
of Fine Arts and the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Andtey Rublyov  -Museum
of Early Russian Art and many others.  Moscow Is a city of science and
learning. There are over 80 higher
educational institutions in the city, including a number of universities

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