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Выпишите предложения об истории Москвы (глаголы должны стоять в past simple) Alexander is a Muscovite and he knows a lot about the history of Moscow. Moscow is the capital of Russia and of the Moscow region. It is the administrative centre of the Central district. It is situated on the Moscow River. Moscow is Russia's largest city and the leading economic and cultural centre. Moscow is governed by a city council and a mayor and is divided into boroughs. The heart of Moscow is the Kremlin, a walled city in itself. Its walls represent the city limits as of the late 15th centry. The hub of the Russian railway network, Moscow is also a port and has several civilian and military airports.Adjoining the Kremlin in the east there is Red Square. It originally was a marketplace and a meeting sport for popular assemblies. Red Square is still used as a parade ground and for demonstrations. One of the most wonderful examples of Russian architectureis St Basil's Cathedral. In front of the cathedral there stands a monumentto the liberators Minin and Pozharskiy.The village of Moscow was fist mentioned in the Russian Chronicles in 1147. And this year it was founded by Yri Dolgorukiy. In The 15th centry Moscow became the capital of the Russian national state, and in 1547 Grand Duke Ivan IV became the first Tsar.Built largery of wood until the 19th centry, Moscow suffered from numerous fires.The most well-wnown of them occured duringNapoleon's occupaton in 1812. Rebuilt, Moscow developed as a major texrile and metallurgielv centre. During the 19th and early 20th centuries it was the principal centre of the labour movement and social democracy.During World War II, Moscow was the goal of the German offensive. Although tl German columns were stopped only about 40 km from the city's centre, Moscow suffered virtually no war damage.The city hosted the Olympic Games im 1980.In the 1990s the city began to attract foreign investment and became increasingly westernized. Many reconsruction projects were launched. Nowadays Moscow is even more beautiful with its modern cafes, shops and offices of European standard.