Question

Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones. 1. Moscow is governed by a mayor. 2. Moscow has several ports. 3. Minin and Pozharskiy founded Moscow in 1147. 4. The monument to Yuri Dolgorukiy stands in Red Square. 5. St Basil's Cathedral is located within the territory of the Kremlin. 6. The first Russian Tsar was Ivan the Terrible. 7. In the 15th century Moscow became the capital of the Russian Federation. 8. During World War Moscow was occupied by the German troops. 9. Moscow suffered from numerous fires. The most known of them occurred during World War II. 10. In the 1980s many reconstruction projects were launched.

Answer 1

1 False

Moscow is governed by a city council and a mayor and is divided into boroughs.

2 True

Moscow is also a port and has several civilian and military airports.

3 False

It was founded by Yuri Dolgorukiy in 1147.

4 False

The monument to Yuri Dolgorukiy stands in Tverskaya Square, located in front of the building of the Moscow Mayor.

5 True

6 True

7 True

8   False

The German columns were stopped about 40 km from the city's centre.

9 False

The most well-known of them occurred during Napoleon's occupation in 1812.

10 True