In ancient times, the territory of future Moscow belonged to boyar Stepan Kuchka. Dolgoruky, who was staying at the boyard's, suddenly became angry with him for an unknown reason and ordered to have his host killed. Then, he founded a town in the place of Kuchka's estate. 4 April, 1147 is considered the date of the town's foundation. On that day, Yury Dolgoruky received his brother Svyatoslav Olgovich, the prince of Novgorod Seversky here. This is the first record of Moscow in Russian annals.
The small town in the heart of Russia, at the intersection of the most important market roads gained momentum fast. Its heyday come in the time of Ivan Kalita, and in 1327 it became the capital of Russia's principalities.
By the end of the 16th century, Moscow was surrounded by four walls guarding the town against invasions. The Kremlin on Borovitsky Hill became the center of the town. Craftsmen and tradesmen settled near the Kremlin in a suburb enclosed by the Kitay-gorod wall. At the same time, two more walls appeared: a Bely gorod (White town) aligned with the current Boulevard Ring, and a Zemlyanoy gorod (Earthen town) that corresponds with the modern Sadovy Ring. Roads to the Russian towns Tver, Novgorod, Volokolamsk and Dmitrov spread out from the Kremlin like beams. Ancient Moscow was built up according to the peculiarities of the natural landscape and fit quite well into it. It resulted in the narrow and winding streets of old Moscow, and its famous seven hills that it is built on.
Today, in the early 21st century, you can see for yourself that Moscow is turning into a city with European levels of comfort while fully retaining its national originality and the unique look of an ancient Russian capital.
We offer you a trip along the most interesting historic areas that comprise the Golden Ring of Moscow.
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