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Kremlin (, ) is the RussianRussian language

Russian is the most widely spoken language of Eurasia and the most widespread of the Slavic languages....
 word for "fortress", "citadel" or "castle" and refers to any major fortified central complex found in historic RussiaRussia

Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia....
n cities. This word is often used to refer to the best-known one, the Moscow KremlinMoscow Kremlin

The Moscow Kremlin is a historic fortified complex at the very heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River, Red Square and...
, or the government that is based there. Outside Russia, the name "Kremlin" is sometimes mistakenly thought of as being Saint Basil's CathedralSaint Basil's Cathedral

he Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat is a multi-tented church on the Red Square in Moscow traditionally p...
 because of its distinctive environment, although this is not a part of the Moscow Kremlin.

The name Kremlin (or Kreml) has also been allocated to various Soviet NavySoviet Navy

The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet armed forces....
 vessels during construction.






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1606   Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri.

1969   Guided tours begin at the Kremlin and other government sites in Moscow.






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Kremlin (, ) is the RussianRussian language

Russian is the most widely spoken language of Eurasia and the most widespread of the Slavic languages....
 word for "fortress", "citadel" or "castle" and refers to any major fortified central complex found in historic RussiaRussia

Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia....
n cities. This word is often used to refer to the best-known one, the Moscow KremlinMoscow Kremlin

The Moscow Kremlin is a historic fortified complex at the very heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River, Red Square and...
, or the government that is based there. Outside Russia, the name "Kremlin" is sometimes mistakenly thought of as being Saint Basil's CathedralSaint Basil's Cathedral

he Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat is a multi-tented church on the Red Square in Moscow traditionally p...
 because of its distinctive environment, although this is not a part of the Moscow Kremlin.

The name Kremlin (or Kreml) has also been allocated to various Soviet NavySoviet Navy

The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet armed forces....
 vessels during construction. In each case, the name was changed prior to commissioning. Vessels which have briefly carried this name included Admiral Kuznetsov and UlyanovskSoviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk was the first of a class of Soviet supercarriers which, for the first time, would have offered true blue water...
.

Russia's president administration is located in Kremlin. During the Soviet era the government of the USSR located in Kremlin, although now it occupies a building outside it.

List of Russian cities and towns with kremlins

  • World Heritage SiteWorld Heritage Site

    A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained ...
    s
    • Moscow KremlinMoscow Kremlin

      The Moscow Kremlin is a historic fortified complex at the very heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River, Red Square and...
    • Novgorod KremlinNovgorod Kremlin

      The Detinets is the ancient name for the Kremlin or fortress in Novgorod the Great, which stands on the left bank of the Vo...
    • Kazan KremlinKazan Kremlin

      The Kazan Kremlin is the chief historic citadel of Tatarstan, situated in the city of Kazan, which was built on behest of Iv...
    • Suzdal Kremlin
    • Solovetsky MonasterySolovetsky Monastery

      Solovetsky Monastery, was the greatest citadel of Christianity in the Russian North before being turned into a special Sovie...



  • Extant
    • Astrakhan KremlinAstrakhan

      Astrakhan, a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast....
    • Kolomna KremlinKolomna

      Kolomna is an ancient city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated on the confluence of the Moskva and Oka Rivers....
    • Nizhny Novgorod KremlinNizhny Novgorod

      Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened as Nizhny and also transliterated into English as Nizhniy Novgorod or Niz...
    • Pskov KremlinPskov

      Pskov is an ancient city, located in the north-west of Russia about 20 km east from the Estonian border, on the river V...
    • Rostov KremlinRostov

      ----Rostov is one of the oldest towns in Russia and an important tourist centre of the so called Golden ring....
    • Smolensk KremlinSmolensk

      Smolensk is a city in western Russia, located on the Dnieper River, the administrative centre of Smolensk Oblast....
    • Tobolsk KremlinTobolsk

      Tobolsk is a historic capital of Siberia, now an ordinary town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia....
    • Tula KremlinTula

      Places named Tula include:*Tula, Tula Oblast, Russia...
    • Zaraysk KremlinZaraysk

      ...



  • In ruins
    • Gdov KremlinGdov Kremlin

      The Gdov Kremlin is located on a bank of the Gdovka River, overlooking the Russian town of Gdov. ...
    • Izborsk KremlinIzborsk

      Izborsk is a village in Pechorsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia....
    • Porkhov KremlinPorkhov

      Porkhov is a medieval fortress and a town in Pskov Oblast, Russia....
    • Serpukhov KremlinSerpukhov

      ?????]]...
    • Velikie Luki Kremlin
    • Torzhok KremlinTorzhok

      Torzhok is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, most famous its folk craft of goldwork embroidery....



  • Unwalled
    • DmitrovDmitrov Overview

      Dmitrov is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 65 km to the north of Moscow....
    • RyazanRyazan

      Ryazan is a city in the Central Federal District of Russia, the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast....
    • VologdaVologda

      Vologda is a city in Russia, administrative center of Vologda Oblast....
    • YaroslavlYaroslavl

      Yaroslavl is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, located 250 km north-east of Moscow at ....



  • Only traces
    • BorovskBorovsk

      Borovsk is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located just south from its border with the Moscow Oblast....
    • OpochkaOpochka

      Opochka is a town in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Velikaya River, 130 km south of Pskov. Population: 13,...
    • ZvenigorodZvenigorod

      Zvenigorod is an old town in Moscow Oblast, Russia....
    • StarodubFacts About Starodub

      Starodub is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia....
    • TverTver

      Tver is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Tver Oblast....
       – burned down by Muscovites during the Golden HordeGolden Horde

      The Golden Horde was a Tatar-Mongol state established in parts of present-day Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan after the brea...
       occupation
    • Sknyatino – underwater since flooding during the 1930s.


  • Unknown state
    • OstrovOstrov

      Ostrov is a town in Pskov Oblast, Russia....
    • VolokolamskVolokolamsk

      Volokolamsk is the administrative center of Volokolamsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia....



Many Russian monasteriesMonastery

Monastery, a term derived from the Greek word ??ast????? monasterion, denotes the habitation-and-workplace of a communit...
 have been built in a fortress-like style similar to that of a kremlin. For a partial list, see .


See also


Other Uses

In the sense of impregnability and oppressive nature the word Kremlin is applied to other structures and organisations. For example, the regional headquarters on thr Woolworths Group PLC group in the UK were referred to as mini-Kremlins.