Moscow

History of Moscow

Brief history of Moscow summarized It was not always the capital of Russia. Here we will see a brushstroke to the history of Moscow. The early days of Moscow The great city of Moscow was first mentioned in writing in 1147. In 1156 wooden walls were built around the Kremlin. However, this did not stop the Mongols in 1237, when they burned Moscow. But they recovered from the disaster, Moscow was rebuilt and became more prosperous and important. Unfortunately, history repeated itself when the Mongols returned in 1382 and burned Moscow again. The city recovered quite quickly and in the…