June 18, 1880 in Moscow was opened the monument to Alexander Pushkin. In 1950, the monument was moved from Tversky Boulevard to the other side of the reconstructed Strastnaya Square (now Pushkinskaya Square), turned around 180 degrees and put in place of the former bell tower of the Strastnoy Monastery. …
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There are three versions of the origin and understanding of the name of the Russian capital — Moscow. The first, most frequently used, says that this place was always wet, and so our ancestors called it in the ancient language. The second assumes that the root word came from the …
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The most famous of the towers of the Moscow Kremlin, The Spasskaya, has seen many clockworks in its history. In 1737, after a fire at the Spasskaya and Trinity Towers, the watch was seriously damaged. The new clock was installed only in 1767 by decree of Empress Catherine II, when …
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