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Moscow
Russia · 55.7558, 37.6173
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c. 1411Andrei Rublev Paints the Trinity
The monk Andrei Rublev paints the Trinity icon, the masterpiece of Russian religious art.
1561St Basil's Cathedral Is Built
Ivan the Terrible completes a cathedral on Red Square to celebrate the conquest of Kazan.
1861Emancipation of the Serfs
Alexander II freed some 23 million serfs, the greatest reform of imperial Russia.
1877Swan Lake Premieres
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake debuts at the Bolshoi — a modest start for the world's most famous ballet.
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