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10 most common questions about Russian history
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Sep 19, · The Red Square in Moscow, 1801, by Fedor Alekseev. Tretyakov Gallery / Public domain. Moscow was already a fortress and trading hub in the 12th century, thanks to its location - relatively close to Volga, the main trading and transport artery of Russia in the Middle Ages.
Most EXTRAORDINARY presents Russian tsars received
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Sep 19, · The Alevisov ravine around the Kremlin in Moscow, Fedor Alekseev, early 19th century. Public Domain. In 1557, Queen Mary I Tudor of England sent Ivan IV the Terrible a lion and a lioness. The gift was so important that the animals were transported under the personal supervision of Osip Nepeya, Moscow's envoy to England.
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