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Kitay-gorod
Kitay-gorod ((ロシア語:Китай-город)), also referred to as the Great Possad ((ロシア語:Великий Посад)) in the 16th-17th centuries, is a cultural and historical area within the central part of Moscow, Russia, defined by the markings of now almost entirely razed fortifications, narrow streets and very densely built cityscape. It is separated from the Moscow Kremlin by Red Square. Kitay-gorod does not constitute a district (''raion''), as there are no resident voters, thus, municipal elections are not possible. Rather, the territory has been part of Tverskoy District and is managed directly by Central Administrative Okrug authorities (since 2003).
==Name==
The etymology of the name is unclear. ''Gorod'' is the Russian word for "city", derived from the ancient ''gord''. ''Kita'' (pl. ''kity'') is a somewhat obsolete word for "plait" or "an item made by braiding" – for example, a 17th-century Russian source informed readers that ''U shapok janychary imeli kity,'' meaning "The Janissaries had braids hanging from their caps." On the basis of this, Robert Wallace asserts in ''The Rise of Russia'' (New York: Time-Life, 1967) that the term relates to a rough-hewn defensive bulwark made from woven wicker baskets filled with earth or rock – and thus ''Kitay-gorod'' aims at something like "Basketville". On the other hand, some scholars tend to derive ''Kitay'' from an old word for the wooden stakes used in construction of the quarter's walls; if one liberally interprets "stakes" as "wythes" or "wickets," this agrees quite closely with Wallace's signification. Note that ''Kitay'' is the modern Russian word for ''China'', see Cathay.
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