Mossovet (Моссовет), an abbreviation of Moscow Soviet of People's Deputies, was the informal name of a
Between 1918 and 1941, these two administrations were perceived as two distinct, although related, bodies. The Mossovet (Imeni Mossoveta) title was appended to the names of different institutions as an honorary title ("in the name of Mossovet") referring to 1917 events, i.e.
or as a sign of administrative control ("established by Mossovet") by the current administration, i.e.
Designed in 1780s by Matvey Kazakov, it was shorn off its wings in 1939 and moved fourteen meters backward on rollers. By 1945 it was jacked up a story, joined to a smaller house built in 1930s, sandwiched between new ground and attic floors, and fitted with a high-arched portico.