с английским заранее Вот сам текст :
Moscow is an old city. Prince Yuri
Dolgoruki founded it in 1147 In the
early 12th century, Prince Yuri
was Prince of Vladimir and
Suzdal, and Prince of
Kiev, too. In those days,
Kiev was the capital of a
country called Kievan Rus.
Kiev was in the south and
Vladimir was in the north, so it
was difficult to live and rule in
both towns at the same time.
Yuri lived and ruled in Kiev and
his son Andrey in Vladimir.
Many years passed. Prince
Yuri was an old man and
he decided to visit his
son. He and his men
set off to Vladimir.
Their journey was long and difficult. One
day, when they were in a dark forest, Prince
Yuri suddenly saw a large white cloud. The
cloud slowly turned into a huge animal with
three heads. Then, it disappeared. "It’s a
sign!" said Prince Yuri’s adviser. "This is
the place for a great city." Everyone laughed
at him.
A few hours later they reached a small
village on the bank of the Moskva River.
The ruler of the place was boyarin Stepan
Kuchko. He did not open the gates and a
fight began. Prince Yuri and his men won
the battle. It was then that the Prince said,
"This is a place for a new town. I will build it
here and call it Moskva".
Today, Moskva, or Moscow, is the capital
of Russia and one of the most famous
cities in the world.