Moscow

[ mos-koh -kou ]

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Russian Moskva. a city in and the capital of the Russian Federation, in the W part: capital of the former Soviet Union.
Also called Grand Duchy of Moscow. Muscovy ( def 1 ).
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Moscow

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noun

the capital of Russia and of the Moscow Autonomous Region, on the Moskva River: dates from the 11th century; capital of the grand duchy of Russia from 1547 to 1712; capital of the Soviet Union 1918–91; centres on the medieval Kremlin; chief political, cultural, and industrial centre of Russia, with two universities. Pop: 10 672 000 (2005 est) Russian nameMoskva Muscovite

Moscow

Capital and largest city of Russia , located in the west-central region on the Moscow River; Russia's economic and cultural center.

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Its landmarks and institutions include the tomb of Lenin , the University of Moscow, Gorki Central Park, and the Bolshoi Ballet Theater .

The Kremlin , Russia's political and administrative headquarters, is at the center of the city. Adjoining the Kremlin is Red Square.

In 1991, hundreds of thousands of Muscovites, led by Boris Yeltsin , rallied against a coup that had overthrown reformist president Mikhail Gorbachev , resulting in the defeat of the coup plotters, the end of the communist system, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union .

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Moscow had used its announcement of a 30-hour pause in the fighting to send a signal to the White House: that in this war Russia is the peacemaker and Kyiv the aggressor.

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He also claims Moscow regained full control of the country's western Kursk region - a claim denied by Ukraine.

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Russian security forces say they have detained a Ukrainian spy accused of killing a senior Russian general in a car bomb attack in Moscow's suburbs on Friday.

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Their meeting comes one day after Trump said Russia and Ukraine were "very close to a deal", following talks between his envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday.

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The day Witkoff flew to Moscow, on the edge of the city, peace was shattered.

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moscovium Moscow Art Theater

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