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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
• | 1263 | ||||||||||||||||||
• | 16 January 1547 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1505[1] | 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | ruble, denga | ||||||||||||||||||
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Grand Duchy Of Moscow Media
The Moscow Kremlin under Ivan Kalita, painting by Apollinary Vasnetsov, 1921
Ivan I and Simeon, frescoes of the Archangel Cathedral, 1652–1666
Dmitry Donskoy in the Battle of Kulikovo, painting by Adolphe Yvon, 1849
Sergius of Radonezh blessing Alexander Peresvet before the Battle of Kulikovo, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible
Growth of the Moscow principality from 1300 to 1462
Eastern Europe at the time of Ivan III's death in 1505
The Dormition Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin
The 1488 Hungarian legation in the court of Ivan III, early 16th century
The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew, painting by Mikhail Nesterov, 1889–1890
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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. Chicago. 2012.
- ↑ 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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