Задание

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How It All Began

A lot of Russian cities have Kremlins. We can see them in Pskov, Novgorod, Tula, Smolensk and in many other places. But the Moscow Kremlin stands out from them.

People think that Moscow began in 1147. It was the year when Prince Yury Dolgoruky of Suzdal sent Prince Svyatoslav a letter. He wrote, “Come to me, my brother, to Moskovy.” In those days all the buildings were on the territory of the Kremlin. It stood high on the bank of the Moskva River. To defend Moscow from the enemies they built the first wooden wall around the Kremlin.

The city grew very fast and soon new houses appeared behind the Kremlin wall, but the Kremlin was still the most important place in Moscow.

In the 14th century they built the first stone churches and cathedrals in the Kremlin. Later Dmitry Donskoi decided to build a strong wall of white stone and tall white towers around it. After that people began to speak about ‘white-walled Moscow’.

By and by Moscow was becoming a fairly important city of Russia. The Russian tsars wanted to show their power and riches. So they started rebuilding the Kremlin again. They invited the best architects from Italy. Together with Russian builders they turned the Kremlin into one of the most beautiful places in the world.

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By and by Moscow became larger than the Kremlin.

Some architects came to Russia from France.

The first wall around the Kremlin was a stone wall.

The Moscow Kremlin is like other Russian Kremlins.

Prince Dmitry Donskoi made Moscow a city of white walls.

The first stone buildings appeared in the Kremlin in the 14th century.