Show known history bistor of moscow dates back years moscow that is th the e city to which russians have looked most oi of the time through the centuries it is the largest of all russian cities with a population above the known history of moscow goes back about years there probably was a village of some sort a at at the same spot on the river even longer ago than that but 1 we do not have clear records of it for a time moscow was the center of an area ruled by a prince this prince was under the power of the mongols Mon gols the emperor or khan of the mongols was his overlord As the years passed the princes of moscow gained more power A much larger area of land was placed under them but the khan was still their overlord at last the muscovites or russians rose in revolt against the khan the struggle was long an and hard but in the end they won their freedom their ruler was called a grand prince until ivan IV had himself crowned czar he is known in history as ivan the terrible |