Grand Duchy of Moscow
The Grand Duchy of Moscow,[2][3] Muscovite Russia,[4] Muscovite Rus'[5] or Grand Principality of Moscow[6][7] (Russian: Великое княжество Московское; or Muscovy in English from the Latin Moscovia)[8] was a principality in Rus'. It was in the late Middle Ages in Moscow. It was before Tsardom of Russia which was made in the early modern period. It was ruled by the Rurik dynasty.
Grand Principality of Moscow Великое княжество Московское Velikoye knyazhestvo Moskovskoye | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Capital | Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Old East Slavic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Russian Orthodox (official) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Muscovite | ||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Duke | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1263–1303 | Daniel (first) | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1533–1547 | Ivan the Terrible (last) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Veche | ||||||||||||||||||
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• | 1263 | ||||||||||||||||||
• | 16 January 1547 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1505[1] | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | ruble, denga | ||||||||||||||||||
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Grand Duchy Of Moscow Media
The seal of Simeon the Proud (1340s), reads: "The seal of the Grand Duke Simeon of all RusTemplate:'".
The seal of Ivan III the Great (1490s), reads: "Ioan (John), by God's grace, the Sovereign of all Rus' and the Grand Duke".
The Moscow Kremlin under Prince Ivan Kalita in the early 14th century, depicted by 19th century painter Apollinary Vasnetsov.
Dmitry Donskoi in the 1380 Battle of Kulikovo, painting by Adolphe Yvon, 1849
Andrei Rublev's famous icon of the Trinity
Great Stand on the Ugra River, 1480. Illustration from a 16th century Russian miniature.
The Dormition Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin
Traveling by sleigh, Muscovy, mid-16th century, according to Sigismund von Herberstein
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References
- ↑ Taagepera, Rein (September 1997). "Expansion and Contraction Patterns of Large Polities: Context for Russia" (PDF). International Studies Quarterly. 41 (3): 498. doi:10.1111/0020-8833.00053. JSTOR 2600793. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ↑ A Short History of the USSR. Progress Publishers. 1965.
- ↑ Florinsky, Michael T. (1965). Russia: a History and an Interpretation.
- ↑ Dewey, Horace W. (1987). "Political Poruka in Muscovite Rus'". The Russian Review. 46 (2): 117–133. doi:10.2307/130622. ISSN 0036-0341. JSTOR 130622.
- ↑ Isham, Heyward; Pipes, Richard (2016-09-16). Remaking Russia: Voices from within: Voices from within. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-48307-8.
- ↑ "Moscow, Grand Principality of". Encyclopædia Britannica. (2012). Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Perrie, Maureen, ed. (2006). The Cambridge History of Russia. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 751. ISBN 978-0-521-81227-6.
- ↑ Introduction into the Latin epigraphy (Введение в латинскую эпиграфику) Archived 2021-03-10 at the Wayback Machine.
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