a historical district of Moscow across the Moskva river from the Kremlin

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• Moscow — This article is about the capital of Russia. For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). Moscow Москва (Russian)   Federal city   …   Wikipedia

• Moscow Kremlin — The Kremlin redirects here. For other uses, see Kremlin (disambiguation). Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow * UNESCO World Heritage Site …   Wikipedia

• Moscow, City of —    Moscow is the capital and largest city of the Russian Federation; it is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe. The city is the major political, economic, financial, cultural, religious, educational, and transport center of Russia. Known …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

• 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

• Khamovniki District — ( ru. Хамовники) is a south western division within the Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia. The district extends from Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge into Luzhniki bend of Moskva River; northern boundary with Arbat District follows Znamenka… …   Wikipedia

• Zamoskvorechye District — ( ru. Район Замоскворечье) is an administrative division of Central Administrative Okrug in Moscow, Russia. Zamoskvorechye district contains the eastern half of historical Zamoskvorechye area (its western half is administered by Yakimanka… …   Wikipedia

• Yakimanka District — ( ru. район Якиманка) is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia. The area is named after Saint Joachim and Saint Anne. Yakimanka сontains the western half of historical Zamoskvorechye area (its eastern half is administered… …   Wikipedia

• Sadovnicheskaya Street — ( ru. Садовническая улица, lit. Gardener s Street ) is a street in the historical Zamoskvorechye District of Moscow, Russia, on a narrow island between Moskva River and the parallel old river bed (Vodootvodny Canal). The street runs from Balchug… …   Wikipedia

• Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

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