Keyword: «moscow metropolitan region»

The article considers the historical and geographical prerequisites for the emergence of Moscow as the economic and political center of the country at the dawn of the formation of Russian statehood. Particular importance is attached to the aspects of the physical and geographical situation, position status, position at the intersection of transport and migration flows. The comparative analysis of the advantages of the geographical position of Moscow and the position of other ancient Russian cities claiming the status of the capital are subjected to comparative analysis.