Muscovy (The principality of Moscow

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• Muscovy (disambiguation) — Muscovy (also Moscovia, Moscovie, Moskovia; in Russian: Московия) is a historical European term for the Principality of Moscow and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It may also refer to one of the following: An inaccurate name for the Grand Duchy of… …   Wikipedia

• Moscow — /mos koh/ or, for 1, 2, / kow/, n. 1. Russian, Moskva. a city in and the capital of the Russian Federation, in the W part: capital of the former Soviet Union. 8,967,000. 2. Also called Grand Duchy of Moscow. Muscovy (def. 1). 3. a city in W Idaho …   Universalium

• Muscovy — geographical name 1. the principality of Moscow (founded 1295) which in 15th century came to dominate Russia 2. see Russia 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Principality of Beloozero — or Beloozero Duchy ( Белозерское княжество in Russian) was a Russian principality or duchy. It was formed in 1238 after its detachment from the Principality of Rostov. The town of Beloozero (today s Belozersk) became its capital. Gleb Vasilkovich …   Wikipedia

• Moscow —    The capital and core of Russia. The name of Moscow first appears in Russian chronicles under the year 1147, now considered the birth date of the city, although the region was settled by various Slavic tribes probably in the tenth and eleventh… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

• Grand Duchy of Moscow — Muscovy redirects here. For other uses, see Muscovy (disambiguation). Grand Duchy of Moscow Великое Княжество Московское Velikoye Knyazhestvo Moskovskoye Tributary of the Golden Horde until 1480 …   Wikipedia

• Moscow, Grand Principality of — ▪ medieval principality, Russia also called  Muscovy,  Russian  Moskovskoye Velikoye Knazhestvo,         medieval principality that, under the leadership of a branch of the Rurik dynasty, was transformed from a small settlement in the Rostov… …   Universalium

• Principality of Ryazan — Grand Principality (Duchy) of Ryazan Великое княжество Рязанское Until 1097 part of Principality of Chernigov ← …   Wikipedia

• Muscovy — /mus keuh vee/, n. 1. Also called Grand Duchy of Muscovy. a principality founded c1271 and centered on the ancient city of Moscow. Its rulers gradually gained control over the neighboring Great Russian principalities and established the Russian… …   Universalium

• Muscovy — Mus•co•vy [[t]ˈmʌs kə vi[/t]] n. 1) geg Also called Grand Duchy of Muscovy a principality founded c1271 and centered on Moscow: gained control over the neighboring Great Russian principalities and established the Russian Empire under the czars.… …   From formal English to slang

• History of the Jews in Russia — The vast territories of the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest Jewish population in the world. Within these territories the Jewish community flourished and developed many of modern Judaism s most distinctive theological and cultural… …   Wikipedia