Mosques of Moscow before the Early 19th Century
Abstract
The life of the Muslim community revolves around the mosque. Due to the antiquity of Moscow’s Muslim community, the study the history of the Russian capital’s old mosques is essential. Based on the archival documents, the article examines the mosques of Moscow that existed prior to the construction of the stone Historical Mosque in Zamoskvorechye district, including the wooden mosques of the Tatar Sloboda: Ozerkovskaya, Staro-Tolmachevskaya and Ovchinnikovskaya. The study introduces from the mid-18th to the early 19th centuries pertaining to these mosques including a report from 1748 by priest F. Vasilyev about the mosque on A. I. Tevkelev’s land.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Architecture and Cultural Influences
Soviet and Russian History
Islamic Studies and History
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Islam in the modern world
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 71–92
- Publication date
- 17 February 2026
- Language
- EN