The 1922 bit is actually right. Lenin moved the government back to Moscow in 1918, but the city was only officially made the capital of the USSR in 1922.
BTW, there are about 7 theories on the etymology of Moskva, none accepted by all. One of those persistent mysteries.
Cheers from snowy and cold Moskva.
Posted by MAB at February 21, 2007 01:46 AMI'd suggest changing the sentence to, "A major centre of revolutionary activity in the Russian revolution of 1917, Moscow become the seat of Communist government in 1918 and the capital of the Soviet Union in 1922." The USSR was formed in December 1922.
Posted by Alexei at February 26, 2007 05:16 AMWell, except that still implies that its being a "major centre of revolutionary activity" had something to do with the move, whereas the immediate impulse was the fear that the St. Petersburg was about to be attacked, and the larger issue was that Lenin and other top Bolsheviks didn't like the imperial capital. I imagine the move would have happened even if Moscow had had no revolutionary activity at all. But your formulation of the "seat of government"/"capital" issue is a vast improvement.
Posted by language hat at February 26, 2007 07:36 AMNo causation should be implied, of course. Так, к слову пришлось.
Posted by Alexei at February 26, 2007 08:06 AM