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Jul 6, 2018 · At the same time, Peter built Russia’s first real navy, updated the army and won a series of military victories. On land conquered from Sweden, his main antagonist, he established the city of St ...
It has been part of the Grand Kremlin Palace since the mid-19th century. The church cannot be visited. Only the underground floor of the Annunciation Cathedral goes back to the same period of the Middle Ages as this church. The church was built in 1393 or 1394 by Princess Eudoxia of Moscow, the widow of Dmitry Donskoy.
Dec 1, 2022 · Opened in 1856, the legendary Bolshoi Theatre is one of the pest places in Moscow for an evening of entertainment. It’s the home of Bolshoi Ballet and the Bolshoi Opera – among the oldest and most famous ballet and opera companies in the world. Alongside the classics, the theatre also stages contemporary works by young international ...
01 Sergiyev Posad. Sergiyev Posad is one of the most beautiful towns located around Moscow. It’s not only famous for its monastery, the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, but also for the fact that it’s the only town in the Moscow Region that is included in the Golden Ring of Russian cities. Its cities and towns influenced the formation of the ...
ILYA SERGEEVICH GLAZUNOV. 1930-2017. EUDOXIA OF MOSCOW, FROM THE KULIKOVO FIELD SERIES. signed in Cyrillic t.r.; further bearing a USSR export label on the stretcher . oil on canvas
Jun 17, 2018 · Michael I, Tsar of All Russia died in Moscow on July 23, 1645, at the age of 49 and was buried in the Archangel Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin where many of the earlier rulers of Russia were buried. His wife Eudoxia survived him by only a few weeks, dying on August 18, 1645.
May 25, 2023 · His nickname, Donskoy (i.e., "of the Don"), alludes to his great victory against the Tatars in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380) which took place on the Don River. Dmitry ascended the throne of Principality of Moscow at the age of 9. During his minority, the government was actually run by Metropolitan Aleksey of Russia.
