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Moscow is the capital of Russia. It [ ] the biggest city in the country too. More than ten million people [ ] there. The Moskva River [ ] on its territory. There [ ] a lot of universities in our capital. It [ ] a political and business centre of Russia too. The heart of Moscow is the Kremlin located near the Red Square. You can [ ] many theatres, galleries, museums, parks and cinemas in Moscow. Moscow always [ ] a great impression on its visitors.
The Russian tsar [z͏ɑ:] Ivan the Terrible [ ] Moscow the capital of Muscovy [ˈmʌskəvi] in 1547. It [ ] up around the Kremlin, but in 1712 Peter the First [ ] the capital to St Petersburg. But Moscow [ ] an important city too. In 1918, Moscow [ ] the capital of Russia again. The city was located where several trade routes [ ], and was a centre for trading. In 1812, Moscow was attacked by Napoleon on his quest to conquer Russia. The city was made mostly of wood, so when numerous fires broke out, it was severely damaged. In the response people [ ] back and [ ] the Napoleon forces.