Moscow is the capital of russia, its political, economic and cultural center. it was founded 8 centuries ago by prince yuri dolgoruky. historians have accepted the year of 1147 as the start of moscow's history. gradually the city became more and more powerful. in the 13th century moscow was the center of the struggle of russian lands for the liberation from the tartar yoke. in the 16th century under ivan the terrible moscow became the capital of the new united state. though peter the great moved the capital to st. petersburg in 1712, moscow remained the heart of russia. now moscow is one of the largest cities in europe. its total area is about 900 square km. the population of the city is over 8 million people.
Ли́пецк — город (с 1779) в россии, административный центр липецкой области. является ядром крупнейшей российской агломерации со специализацией в сфере чёрной металлургии полного цикла[6], промышленный, агротехнологический и авиационный центр, курорт. население — 510 439 чел. (2017). расстояние до москвы 450 км, до воронежа — 132 км. липецк — один из крупнейших и второй по численности населения город в черноземье, пятый в центральном федеральном округе и тридцать шестой в россии. расположен на реке воронеж в лесостепной зоне на стыке возвышенности и окско-донской равнины. lipetsk is a city (since 1779) in russia, the administrative center of the lipetsk region. it is the core of the largest russian agglomeration with specialization in the field of ferrous metallurgy full cycle [6], industrial, agrotechnological and aviation center, resort. the population is 510 439 people. (2017). the distance to moscow is 450 km, to voronezh - 132 km. lipetsk is one of the largest and second largest cities in the black earth region, the fifth in the central federal district and the 36th in russia. located on the voronezh river in the forest-steppe zone at the junction of the central russian upland and the oka-don plain.
