Moscow Canal
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The Moscow Canal, named the Moskva–Volga Canal until 1947, is a canal in Russia that connects the River Moskva with the Volga. It is located in Moscow itself and in the Moscow Oblast. The canal connec
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The Moskva–Volga Canal celebrated on a 1947 stamp
Tushino tunnel lies under the Moscow Canal
Bachelis Bridge on Moscow Canal from Volga-Volga movie
Battle of Moscow
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The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting on a 600 km sector of the Eastern Front during World War II, between October 1941 and J
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…The accompanying statue of Joseph Stalin of similar size was demolished in 1961 during the period of de-stalinization. During World War II and the Battle of Moscow, the canal played an instrumental role in the defense of Moscow. Wehrmacht plans were to encircle the city from the north and south. To prevent this…
Soviet anti-aircraft gunners on the roof of the Hotel Moskva
German armored column advances on the Moscow front, October 1941.
Moscow women dig anti-tank trenches around their city in 1941.
Anti-tank obstacles in a Moscow street, October 1941