The Kremlin: Behind the Walls of Moscow's Citadel

This authoritative, often shocking history explores how the famed Moscow fortress, with its imperial grandeur and terrifying past, has kept alive the spirit of the Russian empire.

Since the founding of Moscow almost 900 years ago, the Kremlin has been burned down by Mongol horsemen, occupied by a Polish army, looted by Napoleon’s Grande Army, and shelled by Bolshevik revolutionaries. From all these disasters, the citadel has been rebuilt to remain the beating heart of the Russian state.

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