published11. June 2022, 6:07 PM
Two days ago, a Russian MP suggested withdrawing recognition of Lithuania’s independence following more than 30 years. As a result, the city government of Kyiv hit back – and revoked the decree issued in 1147 founding Moscow.
Russian MP Yevgeny Fyodorov wants to revoke Russia’s declaration of Lithuania’s independence.
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Moscow and its landmarks, the Kremlin, St. Basil’s Cathedral and Red Square.
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A few days ago, the Russian politician Yevgeny Fyodorov (59), a hardliner from the United Russia party, tabled an explosive proposal in the Russian parliament: he called for the 1991 decree recognizing Lithuania’s sovereignty to be scrapped.
The recognition issued following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s was illegal, he argued. It was passed by an allegedly unconstitutional body and violates several articles of the USSR constitution, reports the “Spiegel”, citing the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. In addition, no corresponding referendum on secession from the Soviet Union had taken place in Lithuania.
This prompted the city government of Kyiv to retaliate from the historical drawer.
As Canadian professor Michael MacKay, an expert on Slavic countries, tweeted – and posted a document to prove it – the Kiev executive branch has invalidated a decree from 1147 establishing the city of Moscow – and with it the Russian one denied the right to exist in the capital. “Moscow no longer exists,” MacKay said of the decision. Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky also posted the decision from Kyiv, accompanied by three laughing emojis.
The document was also arguably written as a tongue-in-cheek response to Putin’s recent statements associating himself with Peter the Great and claiming that Russia is now simply reclaiming its historic territories. The document states that the Order of Grand Duke Yuri Dolgoruky should be declared null and void as it is considered a historical misunderstanding.
In 1147, when Moscow was first mentioned in writing, Kyiv was already 665 years old.
On Twitter, users make fun of Moscow.
Yuri Dolgorukiy, Grand Duke of Kievan Rus, is considered the founder of Moscow. The first mention of the town from 1147 is connected with him. In 1156 the Moscow Fortress was built on the outskirts of his dominion, so this year is often cited as the date of the Kremlin’s construction.
Muscovites cherish the memory of Yuri Dolgoruky as the legendary founder of their city. In 1954, a monument designed by the sculptor Sergei Orlov was erected in his honor on Tverskaya Street, Moscow’s main boulevard, in front of the Moscow City Council.
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