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Moscow Zoological Garden, Russia
Rightly considered the largest and most important zoo in Russia, the zoo has Gruzinskaia Boulevard behind a troubled history, the location being currently one of the most popular establishments of its kind in the world. It was founded during the Czarist period, namely in 1864 by a group of teachers of biology at the University of Moscow, on their behalf KF Rulje, etc. USOV and A.P. Bogdanov. In 1919, the Bolshevik regime nationalized it, and over 3 years of control over the institution was transferred to the Moscow mayor, who owns the garden today. During the communist period zoo area has increased, while animal buildings, originally constructed of wood, old Russian style, were replaced with modern shelters.
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