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15. Mass Effect Story Walkthrough - Citadel Final Visit

Citadel final visit.

After you have completed all of the main plot missions M3 (Feros), M4 (Liara), M5 (Noveria) and M6 (Virmire) you will automatically travel back to the Citadel when you next interact with the Galaxy Map.

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A cutscene occurs with you speaking to the Council, then waiting on the Normandy where you will talk to your romantic interest (otherwise Shepard will be alone); be nice to them (at least at the end of the conversation) to continue the relationship. You will then be informed by Joker to meet Captain Anderson in Flux to discuss a way to release the Normandy from lockdown. Before we do so there are two remaining Citadel assignments we can do.

C17: Citadel: Our Own Worst Enemy

Fast travel to the Med Clinic in the Wards. Move forwards and enter the main area beyond the stairs and approach the crowd. Speak to Charles Saracino then choose your responses, completing the assignment.

C18: Citadel: Negotiators Request

Continue towards Flux and speak to Elias Keeler at the foot of the stairs leading into the nightclub, where he will ask you to retrieve some stimulants from Dr. Michel. If you agree, fast travel to the Med Clinic and buy either the depressant or stimulant at the bottom of Dr. Michel's supply list. Return to Keeler and either give him one of the medicines or persuade him to change his course of action, completing the quest.

If you recruited Liara as quickly as possible ( M1.0 Prologue, M2.0 Expose Saren, M2.1 Garrus, M2.2 Wrex, completing M2.0 then going straight to rescue Liara in mission M4.0 ) and completed all of the remaining main plot missions and assignments outlined in this walkthrough thus far with her you will unlock

Complete the majority of the game with the asari squad member

Asari Ally

Note that Liara requires much more assignments to be completed compared to the other squad members, since more weight is given to main missions and you don't recruit her until several plot quests have been completed. This achievement is easier to obtain if you complete the DLC missions before reaching this point.

Enter Flux and before meeting Captain Anderson you can go to the dance floor on the immediate right of the entrance and watch Shepard's Shuffle by dancing with Doran. If you also bring your romantic interest, select them once, listen to their quip, then select them again to make them join in.

Approach the bar and speak with Anderson sitting down at the table to the left of the bartender Rita. Choose what you want Anderson to do then select "Ready".

Now is the time to complete any Citadel assignments still remaining in your journal, since they become unavailable once you leave in the Normandy.

Return to the docking bay and enter the Normandy to begin a cutscene. Before proceeding with the endgame we will now go through the DLC missions, since they (and all other assignments) become unavailable when you start M8.0: Ilos; the game does not allow free roaming around the Galaxy Map when you finish the story.

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Post-Second Mission World

This section of IGN's Mass Effect wiki guide is all about the things you can do after completing your seconds Mission World, which unlocks new Side Quests on the Citadel .

C-Sec Academy: Grenade Upgrade

  • Med Clinic I: Doctor Michel

Markets: The Fan

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Presidium: Asari Diplomacy

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This section of the guide covers everything new on The Citadel after completing your second Mission World. For this guide that's Feros , but Therum and Noveria can also qualify.

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If you talk to the Requisitions Officer in the C-Sec Academy, you can pick up Grenade Upgrade IV.

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Next talk to Conrad Verner for the third and final time at the top of the stairs to conclude Citadel: The Fan . If you have 2 Charm, you can pick the Charm option for +8 Paragon Points , while if you have 2 Intimidate, you can pick the Intimidate option for +9 Renegade Points .

While you're here, be sure to check the stock of the Volus Expat for Grenade Upgrade III.

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Next go to the Embassy Lounge to complete Citadel: Asari Diplomacy . You'll have several ways to conclude the conversation, and uniquely, the two Persuasion options do not give Morality Points!

  • Pick "Don't bother" to get +2 Paragon Points .
  • Picking "Fair enough" won't get you any rewards outside the existing XP and Credits.
  • Pick "It better be" for +2 Renegade Points .
  • If you have 3 Charm, pick "I've got a better deal" to get the Armali Council License.
  • If you have 4 Intimidate, pick "Credits won't cut it" to get the Armali Council License.

Now go to the Human Embassy to hear Udina’s reaction to your work on the latest Mission World. You can also ask what Anderson knows about Virmire as well. Finally, pop over to the Krogan Memorial Statue, where Wrex and Tali will have a short conversation if you talk to Tali.

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Dock 422

Rear Admiral Mikhailovich performed a surprise inspection of the Normandy .

Acquisition [ ]

After returning to the Citadel 's Dock 422 for the first time after finding Liara , completing Feros , or completing Noveria , an Alliance admiral -- Rear Admiral Mikhailovich -- will be standing by the elevator to C-Sec . He accosts Commander Shepard in passing, and there is no way to walk or run past him or ignore him in any way. The assignment can only be delayed by returning to the Normandy before meeting Mikhailovich.

However , if the first return to the Citadel is only during the lockdown , the Admiral will not be there, making the assignment impossible to acquire and complete.

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Note: Unlocking all possible assignment outcomes is completely dependent on the number of points invested in your Shepard's Charm and/or Intimidate talents . If you have a Charm/Intimidate score less than 9, turn back to the Normandy and increase your talent ranks elsewhere if you wish to have all options available.

Bring at least one Alliance squadmate for a military-style greeting

If Kaidan Alenko or Ashley Williams is in the party, he or she will stop and salute the Admiral. If both are in the party, Kaidan will be the one saluting the Admiral.

Mikhailovich is irritated that the Normandy was (in his opinion) handed over to the Citadel Council , when both the Normandy and Shepard were intended for the 63rd Scout Flotilla after their shakedown run. Though there's nothing he can do about it, Mikhailovich demands to make an inspection of the Normandy.

Shepard can refuse, using Spectre authority to tie Mikhailovich's hands; in this event he will leave angrily, resulting in Renegade points, but no experience. Otherwise, Mikhailovich will make his inspection, then return to Shepard with a list of grievances, including:

  • The Normandy's CIC is too far from the bow
  • The stealth system isn't worth the cost of the element zero used in the Tantalus drive core
  • There are alien crewmen on board, which is a risk to Alliance security.

Shepard has a choice of how to respond to each of these points, but only Charm or Intimidate will make much of a dent in Mikhailovich's negative opinions. You need at least a Charm/Intimidate score of 9 to answer all their associated dialogue trees. Different answers result in different rewards, varying from grenades to a codex entry ( Starships: Carriers ), and influence how positive or negative Mikhailovich's report to the Joint Military Chiefs will be.

Only 2 Renegade points can be gained from this mission, whether you completely refuse to allow the Admiral his inspection tour, or allow it and then take all possible Renegade conversation options. You will gain 2 Paragon points by allowing the Admiral to inspect the ship and taking every possible Paragon conversation option.

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The traditional Russian fortified citadel

The Oreshek fortress outside St. Petersburg. Source: Lori / Legion Media

The Oreshek fortress outside St. Petersburg. Source: Lori / Legion Media

Since ancient times, Russians have been known for their fortress-building skills. As there were no natural barriers of mountains around the Russian plain, its inhabitants had to seek protection from a hostile world behind high walls.

A Russian city was not merely a concentration of houses as in some European countries. It was always a fortress as well, which yielded the word gorod or city, originally meaning ‘fenced plot of land’ .

Medieval Scandinavian travelers were so impressed with the abundance of fortified cities in Russia that they called it Gardariki, ‘the country of castles’.

Before the Mongol invasion in the 13th century more than 400 fortresses, or kremlins were built in Russia, the word coming from krepkiy , meaning strong.

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Most were earth ramparts topped with wooden walls up to six meters thick, from where dozens of bowmen could fire down on attackers. The log towers held catapults, and further fortifications included ring moats with wooden spikes hammered into the bed to prevent the enemy crossing. A fence or palisade then stood between the moat and the wall.

The largest cities, Kiev and Vladimir, had stone gatehouses, usually crowned with a tiny church, which as well as having symbolic meaning had the function of a watchtower.

The key fortresses had stone walls. In the 9th century, stone fortifications surrounded Izborsk and Staraya Ladoga, cities on the country’s north-western borders that were constantly under attack.

Mightiest of all was the Pskov kremlin (Krom), which after an attack by the Crusaders was the first fortress in Russia to be stonewalled, its perimeter built on a foundation of huge boulders.

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The Pskov kremlin. Source: Lori / Legion Media

However, most fortresses were made ​​of wood and were burned down by the Mongols in the mid-13th century. The next generation of fortresses, built in the 14th century, were stone-built, the first of them being the Moscow Kremlin, built of white stone in 1360.

Its construction was national in the fullest sense of the word. Masons from all over Russia came here to fashion blocks from the white stone quarries opened near Moscow especially for the task.

Walls rising to a height of six meters encircled an area of ​​10 hectares that contained the whole city, from its princely towers and churches to workshops, warehouses and the homes of ordinary people. The fortress had six gates and ten watchtowers controlled a wide strip of surrounding territory. A well was dug in the basement of one tower to ensure water during a prolonged siege.

The might of the new walls was tested by invaders a year after their completion. In 1370, the army of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas tried to storm the city for eight days but retreated after suffering huge losses.

In 1382, Tatars then rushed the white-stone Kremlin, also bringing to bear the newest battlefield innovation, the cannon. But the nomads failed to take the fortress and were about to retreat until traitors persuaded the Muscovites to open the gate.

The Kremlin fell and was completely burned, but was fully restored within a few years. In the 15th century it withstood two long sieges but had begun to deteriorate by the end of the century.

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The Moscow Kremlin before the 1917 Revolution. Source: Lori / Legion Media

In 1485, by order of Grand Prince of Moscow Ivan III, work began to build a system of new red brick walls on the site of the former white stone walls.

Construction was supervised by the finest military architects in Europe - the Italians. Their creation incorporated architectural techniques in wide use by European specialists.

Lessons in warfare learnt from the Golden Horde

The swallow-tailed crenellations of the Kremlin battlements were the same as those of the Doge’s Palace in Venice, and the toothy contours of the towers and walls are reminiscent of Scaliger Castle by Lake Garda and the Sforzesco Castle in Milan.

The Kremlin also significantly increased its territory, and the number of towers rose to 20, making the fortress of the Russian princes the largest in Europe at the time.

Meanwhile, stone fortresses were erected on the south-eastern and north-western borders, where Russia was under constant threat. Kremlins in Tula, Kolomna and Nizhny Novgorod covered the center of the country from Tatar incursions, while the Oreshek and Ivangorod fortresses near the Baltic placed a formidable obstacle in the way of the Swedes, the Danes and Germans.

More fortifications were built through the 16th century, including two additional defensive stone belts and a circular earthwork around the Moscow Kremlin.

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The Ivangorod fortress. Source: Lori / Legion Media

In 1595-1602, the Smolensk fortress rose on the banks of the upper Dnieper River, and was soon dubbed the “necklace of the Russian land” by the locals. Its walls stretched 4.7 miles, three times the length of Moscow’s walls, and its perimeter was guarded by 39 towers.

Its uniqueness also lay in its three rather than two defensive levels, rendering each tower and section of the wall a miniature fortress in itself. The walls were so broad that three horses could comfortably ride down it, yet the construction was artistic as well as functional.

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Every loophole was clad with architraves, like decorative house windows. In 1609-1611, Smolensk withstood a long siege by Polish forces but the invaders could not capture the city in an even fight. By the end of the second year of the siege, however, almost all of the defenders had been killed and the Poles instead broke through an unprotected section of the wall.

The 16th century was the golden age of monumental Russian military architecture, which receded into the past in the next hundred years with the advent of artillery. Instead of grand kremlins, planners threw up defensive lines consisting of small fortress chains.

In the 18th century, thick walls finally gave way to bastions connected with squat ravelins - triangular detached fortifications set away from the fortress buildings, designed to break up attacking forces and expose them to firing positions above.

However, the fearsome fortifications of the ancient Russian architects still bear witness to the great wars of the past. One of these, the Kolomna kremlin, last year was even accorded the status of symbol of Russia.

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The Moscow Kremlin – Iconic Fortress of Russia

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The Moscow Kremlin (known also as the Kremlin ) is arguably one of the most iconic monuments in the Russian capital of Moscow. The Kremlin is a fortified complex that dates to the 14 th century and served as Russia’s seat of power for much of its history since then. The Kremlin, however, was not only Russia’s political heart but also its religious center.

Many churches and cathedrals were built on the grounds of the Kremlin. Moreover, the Kremlin is also the seat of the Patriarch (known as Metropolitan during certain periods of Russia’s history) of Moscow, the spiritual head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Today, the Kremlin is also a popular tourist destination spot for those visiting the Russian capital.

The Kremlin as a Fortress

Originally, the word ‘kremlin’ simply referred to a citadel or fortress in any Russian town or city. Today, however, the Kremlin refers specifically to the one in Moscow, which is also the most famous example of a kremlin. Incidentally, the etymology of this word is disputed and it may be of Tatar, Greek, or Russian origin.

The Kremlin is situated at the very center of Moscow. To the south of this complex is the Moskva River, to its east, Saint Basil’s Cathedral and the Red Square, and to its west, the Alexander Gardens (one of the first urban public parks in Moscow).

Over the centuries, various structures were built (and destroyed) in the Kremlin, including palaces, churches, and various monuments. As a citadel, it is only natural that the Kremlin is surrounded by walls and defensive towers.

Although the Kremlin dates to the 14 th century, its history stretches back further into Moscow’s past. The earliest known reference to the city itself is found in the early Russian Chronicles . On the 4 th of April 1147, the Prince of Suzdal, Yury Vladimirovich Dolgoruky, is recorded to have thrown a banquet for the Prince of Novgorod-Seversky, one of his allies, in Moscow.

Later on, in 1156, Dolgoruky is reported to have built the town’s first fortified structure on the Borovitsky Hill, a piece of land between the Moskva River and one of its tributaries, the Neglinnaya River. This structure consisted of earthen ramparts topped by a wooden wall and blockhouses and is the predecessor of today’s Kremlin.

General view of the Borovitsky Hill where the Kremlin is located. (A.Savin / CC BY-SA 3.0)

General view of the Borovitsky Hill where the Kremlin is located. (A.Savin / CC BY-SA 3.0 )

It may be mentioned that Dolgoruky’s fortification was not called a kremlin. Instead, it was known as a grad (which translates as ‘fortified settlement’).

During the invasion of Rus’ by the Mongols under Batu Khan , which lasted from 1236 to 1240, Moscow was sacked and burned the ground. The town was sacked again by the Mongols in 1293. Three years later, the grad was strengthened with a new earthen wall and an oak palisade.

The earliest instance of the Kremlin being called as such dates to 1331. It was also around that time that the first recorded stone structures in the Kremlin were built. This was due to a pivotal moment in Moscow’s history. In 1326, Saint Peter became the first metropolitan to reside in Moscow.

The Kremlin as the Center of the Church

Prior to Peter, Kiev was the center of the Russian Orthodox Church. When Peter took office, he moved his residence from Kiev, first to Vladimir, and then to Russia, upon the request of Ivan Kalita, the Grand Duke of Moscow. Peter prophesied that Moscow would emerge as the center of Russia, and that it would liberate the country from the Mongols.

Peter’s arrival in Moscow transformed the town into Russia’s spiritual center. It was necessary for this newly found status to be reflected and commemorated in appropriate monuments, i.e. churches. Therefore, Ivan began the building of the Cathedral of the Archangel, which was dedicated to the Archangel Michael.

This was where the rulers of Moscow, from Ivan Kalita to Ivan V, were buried. In addition, following Peter’s advice, the Cathedral of the Assumption (known also as the Cathedral of the Dormition), which was dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was built. This cathedral would become Moscow’s main church and the place where all the tsars would be crowned.

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The Cathedral of the Assumption one of the churches of the Kremlin. (Andrey Korchagin / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

The Cathedral of the Assumption one of the churches of the Kremlin. (Andrey Korchagin / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 )

It has been hypothesized that both cathedrals were built on sites which were already occupied by churches, though these were wooden structures. Ivan’s cathedrals, on the other hand, were built of stone. Unfortunately, the original 14 th century structures have not survived till this day.

Fortifying the Kremlin and Russia

Between 1366 and 1368, the oaken wall of the Kremlin was replaced by one made of white limestone. This project was carried out by Dmitri II (known also as Dmitri Donskoi), the Grand Prince of Moscow, as he was preparing to challenge the authority of the Mongols. In addition to fortifying the Kremlin, Dmitri strengthened his position by subduing other Russian princes.

As for the Mongols, Dmitri kept them satisfied by paying them an annual tribute. When the Mongols were faced with internal conflicts, however, Dmitri seized the opportunity to rebel. He refused to continue paying tribute to them and encouraged the other Russian princes to join him.

In 1380, Dmitri defeated Mamai, the effective ruler of the White Horde (the western part of the Golden Horde), at the Battle of Kulikovo on the Don River (hence, Dmitri’s surname, ‘Donskoi’, meaning ‘of the Don’). This victory was short-lived, as two years later, Tokhtamysh, who overthrew Mamai and reunited the Golden Horde , captured Moscow, and sacked it. Dmitri pledged his loyalty to Tokhtamysh, continued paying the annual tribute to the Mongols, and had his positions restored.

Tokhtamysh in front of Kremlin before he sacked Moscow. (Shakko / Public Domain)

Tokhtamysh in front of Kremlin before he sacked Moscow. (Shakko / Public Domain )

Tokhtamysh’s reunification of the Golden Horde was brief. By the end of the 14th century, the Golden Horde had broken up into smaller khanates, which then declined rapidly. While the Mongols were suffering from fragmentation, the Russians were united under Ivan III (known also as Ivan the Great ), the great-grandson of Dmitri II. In addition to the title of Grand Prince of Moscow that he held, Ivan adopted another one, Grand Prince of All Rus’, which demonstrated his dominion over the rest of Russia.

Moscow’s new imperial status was also announced through the reconstruction of the Kremlin. For this undertaking, Ivan invited skilled architects from Renaissance Italy, including Pietro Antonio Solari and Marco Ruffo to Moscow.

It was during Ivan’s reign that the Kremlin’s crenelated brick walls and towers (originally 18 but increased to 20 during the 17 th century) were built. Over the centuries, parts of the wall were demolished, damaged, and restored.

Nevertheless, some of the original 15 th century construction has survived to this day. Incidentally, the walls were painted red, the color of Communism and Revolution, under Stalin’s orders in 1947.

Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (Russian Federation). (UNESCO / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (Russian Federation). (UNESCO / CC BY-SA 3.0 )

The Cathedrals of the Kremlin

Apart from the walls and towers, a number of buildings were constructed by Ivan in the Kremlin. These include three cathedrals that are still standing today – the Cathedral of the Assumption (rebuilt from the earlier one between 1475 and 1479), the Cathedral of the Annunciation (completed in 1489), and the Cathedral of the Archangel (rebuilt from the earlier one between 1505 and 1508).

Other structures built during this period include the Church of the Deposition of the Robe, which served as the home church of the Metropolitans (and later, Patriarchs) of Moscow until the 17 th century, and the Palace of the Facets (known also as the Faceted Chamber), which served as a throne hall for state receptions. Moreover, Ivan the Great Bell Tower was constructed at this time.

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Domes of Ivan the Great Bell Tower in the Kremlin. (Godot13 / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Domes of Ivan the Great Bell Tower in the Kremlin. (Godot13 / CC BY-SA 3.0 )

Although the tower was built between 1505 and 1508, it only attained its current height a century later. It was Boris Godunov, the first non-Rurikid tsar, who increased the tower’s height, and topped it with a gilded dome. Standing at a height of 265.7 feet (81 meters) the Ivan the Great Bell-Tower was the tallest building in Muscovite Russia.

Other Additions that Enhance the Kremlin

When the reconstruction of the Kremlin was completed, efforts were made to separate the citadel form the rest of the city. For instance, no structure was allowed to be built within the immediate vicinity of the Kremlin. Additionally, a 98.5 foot (30 meter) wide moat was dug around the citadel, so as to separate it from the neighboring Kitay-gorod (known also as the Great Possad), the city’s walled merchant town.

View of part of the moat built around the Kremlin. (Ludvig14 / CC BY-SA 3.0)

View of part of the moat built around the Kremlin. (Ludvig14 / CC BY-SA 3.0 )

New structures, however, were added within the walls of the Kremlin by successive Muscovite rulers. As an example, during the 17 th century, after the Romanovs came to power, the Armorial Gate, the Terem Palace, and the Amusement Palace were built. The first no longer exists, the second served as the residence of the tsars, while the third was constructed for Ilya Miloslavsky, the father-in-law of Alexei, the second tsar of the Romanov dynasty.

One of Alexei’s sons was Peter, known also as Peter the Great , who became sole ruler of Russia in 1696. Peter is best-known for his modernization of Russia, and one of the things he did to achieve this was to establish a port on the Baltic Sea, which allowed Russia to conduct trade with the West.

Thus, in 1703, during the Great Northern War, the city of St. Petersburg was established. Initially, the city existed only as a fortress (the Peter and Paul Fortress) in the swamps of an island (Zayachy Island) near the mouth of the Neva River. By 1713, however, Peter’s court had moved to St. Petersburg.

In the two centuries that followed, St. Petersburg served as Russia’s capital (although it shifted back to Moscow briefly during the reign of Peter II, the grandson of Peter the Great). Moscow only regained its status as Russia’s capital in 1917, when the Bolsheviks seized power.

As a consequence of Moscow’s loss of its status as the Russian capital, the Kremlin fell into neglect. Nevertheless, it still retained its symbolic importance, as the emperors of Russia continued to be crowned there. In addition, construction work was carried out at the Kremlin from time to time.

During the reign of https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/catherine-great-0013634 Catherine the Great, for example, the Kremlin Senate was constructed. As another example, the Grand Kremlin Palace was constructed in the 19th century, during the reign of Nicholas I. While new buildings were added, old ones were removed as well during this period.

Kremlin Senate. (Kremlin.ru / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Kremlin Senate. (Kremlin.ru / CC BY-SA 3.0 )

The Grand Kremlin Palace, for instance, used to be the Winter Palace, a Baroque structure built during the 1750 according to the design of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, an Italian architect. The palace and the nearby Church of Saint John the Precursor were demolished for the construction of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

When the French were forced to retreat from Moscow, Napoleon ordered the whole Kremlin to be blown up. While a number of buildings were destroyed or damaged, the Kremlin was spared from complete destruction, as some of the fuses were damaged by rain.

Following the Russian Revolution in 1917, the monarchy was abolished. The Russian Empire came to an end and was replaced by Soviet Russia. In 1918, the Soviet government moved the capital from St. Petersburg (renamed as Petrograd) back to Moscow, thereby giving the Kremlin a new lease of life.

The Soviet leader Lenin chose the Kremlin Senate as his residence and his room has been preserved as a museum. His successor, Stalin, also had his personal rooms in the Kremlin. By this time, symbols of the old tsarist regime were removed from the Kremlin and replaced with Soviet ones.

For instance, the Russian imperial eagles on the towers were replaced with Soviet stars. The Kremlin became synonymous with the government of the Soviet Union and remained as such until its collapse in 1991.

Like their predecessors, the Soviets added a number of buildings to the Kremlin, though much fewer than them. These include the School for Red Commanders (known also as the Kremlin Presidium), and the Palace of Congresses.

The Kremlin has outlasted both the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, as it continues to serve as the seat of government of the Russian state. In addition to being Russia’s administrative center, the Kremlin has also been turned into a tourist center . Some of the buildings in the Kremlin have been turned into museums.

The Kremlin Armoury , for instance, used to be the royal arsenal. Today, it houses a large collection of artifacts from Russia and abroad, including the Imperial Crown of Russia, the ivory throne of Ivan the Terrible , and weapons and armor from Persia.

Kremlin Armoury. (Kremlin.ru / CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kremlin Armoury. (Kremlin.ru / CC BY-SA 4.0 )

Apart from that, church services are held in the Kremlin’s cathedrals once more. Lastly, the Kremlin was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990.

Top image: Distance view of the Kremlin. Source: parsadanov / Adobe Stock.

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  1. Lockdown

    updated Jun 1, 2021 This page of IGN's Mass Effect wiki guide is all about the section known as Lockdown, including how to get through all combat encounters, where to find every source of loot,...

  2. Assignments

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    1. Negotiator 2. Captain Anderson A. To the Upper Wards 10.1. Lockdown Right after the landing you'll find yourself in council chambers. Unfortunately, things will turn wrong. You'll be grounded on Citadel. Noone will want to believe you while Saren is closer and closer to discover prothean mystery. Return to Normandy.

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  5. Guide for Mass Effect

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  14. Return to the Citadel

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  15. Citadel Assignments

    Citadel Assignments. Citadel I: Assignments available after becoming a Spectre. Citadel II: Assignments available after completing Therum, Feros, or Noveria. Citadel III: Assignments available after completing the first four storyline planets. Citadel IV: Assignments dependent on Shepard's Pre-service History.

  16. Post-Second Mission World

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  22. The Moscow Kremlin

    The Moscow Kremlin (known also as the Kremlin) is arguably one of the most iconic monuments in the Russian capital of Moscow.The Kremlin is a fortified complex that dates to the 14 th century and served as Russia's seat of power for much of its history since then. The Kremlin, however, was not only Russia's political heart but also its religious center.