News that Leonov and some of his supporters had fled Moscow and found refuge in the southern Urals was the first word of civil war.

Two years later, Mr. Senie and his family fled Moscow, saying the Russians were trying to intimidate him by turning off his utilities.

After a few years living in Russia, Caziel, his mother and stepfather fled Moscow, following the Russian Revolution (1917).

Her teacher, Asta Souvorina, was about 60, a former Russian ballerina and actress who had fled Moscow in 1917.

Escaping arrest by fleeing Moscow, Barkashov took refuge in a nearby dacha.

Frightened by rumors of a plot, Peter fled Moscow.

In 1812, after the Battle of Borodino, Gilardis fled Moscow.

He was a typographer in the 16th century who fled Moscow and found a new home in Lviv.

Like much of the population, the Veltmans fled Moscow, staying in Kostroma until the French retreat.

Perepilichny, an investment banker, fled Moscow in 2009 after a disagreement with business partners saw him fearing for his life.