Open the brackets to make the stort complete. The history of hotels in Russia (date) back to the Middle Ages when Moscow (become) the capital of the country. At that time Moscow (be) a big trade centre of Russia. Inns (play) t...

Open the brackets to make the stort complete. The history of hotels in Russia (date) back to the Middle Ages when Moscow (become) the capital of the country. At that time Moscow (be) a big trade centre of Russia. Inns (play) the role os places which (give) traders bed and meal. Together with the development of trade in the 16th century first hotels (appear) in Moscow. At 3. Varvarka Street you (can) (see) the building of the Gostiny Dvor which (build) in the times of Ivan the Terrible. During the reign of Peter the Great the trade wich foreign countries (rise) greatly and more places (need) for thaders. Later several more hostel in European style (open) in the neighbouring to the Kremlin streets inside the Boulevard Ring. More than 20 hotels (wait) for tourists at the beginning os the 20th century. The most famous os them (be) Grand hotel, National, Metropol and Savoy. After the revolution of 1917 many famous hotels (close), some (become) hostels for members of the new government. For example, in room 107 of the National Hotel Vladimir Lenin (live) with his wife Krupskaya. Nowadays there (be) about 200 hotels in Moscow but you (still have) in advance ithere if you (want) (come) to our capital to see its sights.