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Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia. With a population of 13,010,112 at the 2021 census, it is the most populous city entirely in Europe. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew from a medieval principality into the political, economic and cultural center of Russia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
13,010,112 1
2021 Census figure, from Moscow's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
2561.5 1
City proper area from the infobox; the wider urban area is given separately as 6,154 km2.
Founding Year
1147 1
1147 is Moscow's first documented mention in the historical record, the date the infobox itself gives as "First mentioned."
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Latitude
55.755833 degrees north 1
Longitude
37.617778 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
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Russia, Countries

Moscow is the capital of Russia.

Source Moscow (Wikipedia)

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Russia, Countries

Moscow is the capital of Russia.

Source Moscow (Wikipedia)
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Alexei Savrasov

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Source Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Getty ULAN record for Alexei SavrasovBirth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: Moscow (Moskva, Russia) (inhabited place)
Constructivism

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Dmitri Vrubel

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Source Dmitri Vrubel (Wikipedia)Lead, birth
Quote, Lead, birth
Vrubel was born in Moscow, Soviet Union.
Vladimir Tatlin

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Source Wikidata: Vladimir Tatlin
Elizabeth of Russia

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Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

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Peter the Great

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1812 Overture

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Ostankino Tower

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Our Lady of the Don

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Swan Lake

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Aeroflot

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ANNA News

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Bazelevs Company

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Central Suburban Passenger Company

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Donaerodorstroy

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Golden Telecom

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Ilyushin

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Source Ilyushin (Wikipedia)Lead [headquartered-in]
Quote, Lead [headquartered-in]
Ilyushin has its head office in Aeroport District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow.
InterMedia

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Metaratings

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Mikoyan

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MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

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Mosfilm

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New Forwarding Company

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Pravoslavie.ru

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RBK Group

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REGNUM News Agency

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Russian Railways

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Source Russian Railways (Wikipedia)Intro, second paragraph [headquartered-in]
Quote, Intro, second paragraph [headquartered-in]
RZhD is based in Moscow
Russo-Balt

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Soviet Information Bureau

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Source Wikidata: Soviet Information Bureautier 2
Soyuzmultfilm

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Source Soyuzmultfilm (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
based in Moscow
SUAL Group

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Sukhoi

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The Bookmaker Ratings

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United Aircraft Corporation

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Vysokotochnye Kompleksy

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X5 Group

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Source Wikipedia: X5 Grouptier 2
Yakovlev

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Source Yakovlev (Wikipedia)Lead, head office
Quote, Lead, head office
Its head office is in Aeroport District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow.
Yakovlev Corporation

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Source Yakovlev Corporation (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
headquartered in the Aeroport District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow
Andrei Rublev

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Source Andrei Rublev (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorsArticle texttier 3
Quote, Article text
After Daniel's death, Andrei came to Moscow's Andronikov Monastery where he painted his last work, the frescoes of the Saviour Cathedral.
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow

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Source Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (Wikipedia)Lead, sentence beginning 'Nikon (Russian: Ни́кон, Old spelling: Нїконъ),'
Quote, Lead, sentence beginning 'Nikon (Russian: Ни́кон, Old spelling: Нїконъ),'
Nikon (Russian: Ни́кон, Old spelling: Нїконъ), born Nikita Minin (Никита Минин; 7 May [O.S. 27 April] 1605 – 17 August [O.S. 7 August] 1681) was the seventh Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' of the Russian Orthodox Church, serving officially from 1652 to 1666.
Pavel Florensky

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Source Wikipedia: Pavel FlorenskyArticle texttier 2
Quote, Article text
He entered the department of mathematics of the Imperial Moscow University and studied under Nikolai Bugaev, and became friends with his son, the future poet and theorist of Russian symbolism, Andrei Bely.
Veleslav

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Source Veleslav (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2
Quote, Article text
He attended the "School of the young historian" at Moscow State University.
Comecon

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Commonwealth of Independent States

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Eurasian Economic Community

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Source Eurasian Economic Community, WikipediaInstitutional framework
Quote, Institutional framework
The seats of the Secretariat are in the cities of Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Moscow (Russia).
Eurasian Economic Union

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Source Wikidata: Eurasian Economic Union
Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation

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Lomonosov Moscow State University

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Source Moscow State University - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, is a public research university in Moscow, Russia.
TASS

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Source TASS (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters or country
Quote, Lead, headquarters or country
Headquartered in Moscow, it has 70 offices in Russia
Communist International

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Council for Mutual Economic Assistance

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Warsaw Pact

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Federal Bailiff Service

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Moscow City Court

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Source Moscow City Court (Wikipedia)Lead, seat
Quote, Lead, seat
is the highest judicial body of the city of Moscow
Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

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Supreme Court of the Soviet Union

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Source Supreme Court of the Soviet Union (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union

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Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

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Source Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (Wikipedia)Lead, third paragraph
Quote, Lead, third paragraph
The PTBT was signed by the governments of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States in Moscow on 5 August 1963
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology

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Source Research Organization Registry: ROR record for N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncologylocations, geonames_details name
Quote, locations, geonames_details name
"name": "Moscow"
Sources
1. Moscow (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2021 Census) Total 13,010,112
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 2,561.5 km2 (989.0 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    55°45′21″N 37°37′04″E
  • Lead section
    First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of Russian lands in the 15th century and became the center of a unified state.
  • Lead section
    Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, situated on the Moskva River in Central Russia.
  • Introduction, capital
    Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Moscow - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 524901
    55.75204 37.61781 P PPLC RU 48 10381222 155 Europe/Moscow
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 155 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 55.75, 37.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 55.75, 37.75
55.75 37.75 Dfb
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Wikidata: Moscow
Wikidata Q649, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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