So, modern Central Russia (including Moscow) was called 'Zalesye' = 'behind the forest'. While Moscow was asserting its position as the capital of the Slavic and Orthodox world, this toponym implied it was a newly colonised land in the boreal forests of the northeast

— Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani) February 20, 2022

RT @kamilkazani: So, modern Central Russia (including Moscow) was called ‘Zalesye’ = ‘behind the forest’. While Moscow was asserting its po…