Moscow

American

[mos-koh, -kou] / ˈmɒs koʊ, -kaʊ /

noun

Russian Moskva. a city in and the capital of the Russian Federation, in the W part: capital of the former Soviet Union.
Also called Grand Duchy of Moscow. Muscovy.
a city in W Idaho.

Moscow British

/ ˈmɒskəʊ /

noun

Russian name: Moskva. the capital of Russia and of the Moscow Autonomous Region, on the Moskva River: dates from the 11th century; capital of the grand duchy of Russia from 1547 to 1712; capital of the Soviet Union 1918–91; centres on the medieval Kremlin; chief political, cultural, and industrial centre of Russia, with two universities. Pop: 10 672 000 (2005 est)

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Moscow Cultural

Capital and largest city of Russia, located in the west-central region on the Moscow River; Russia's economic and cultural center.

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Its landmarks and institutions include the tomb of Lenin, the University of Moscow, Gorki Central Park, and the Bolshoi Ballet Theater.

The Kremlin, Russia's political and administrative headquarters, is at the center of the city. Adjoining the Kremlin is Red Square.

In 1991, hundreds of thousands of Muscovites, led by Boris Yeltsin, rallied against a coup that had overthrown reformist president Mikhail Gorbachev, resulting in the defeat of the coup plotters, the end of the communist system, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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Besides the loss of its key ally Khamenei, the consequences for Moscow of the ongoing conflict in Iran were still difficult to assess.

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After Stalin won the power struggle, he exiled Trotsky from Moscow in 1928 and from the Soviet Union the following year.

From The Wall Street Journal

A French ex-military commander at the UN, Gen Dominique Trinquand, said if it was a Russian drone off Malmo then it was not surprising that Moscow was conducting intelligence operations in the area.

From BBC

Moscow and Kyiv agreed to return the bodies of up to 6,000 soldiers each, as well as all sick and heavily wounded prisoners of war and those aged under 25.

From BBC

Neighbouring Kazakhstan -- a close ally of Russia and important EU trading partner -- has taken "significant" steps to prevent goods being transferred to Moscow for military use, he added.

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