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bolshoi_apollo_lg
The world famous Bolshoi Theatre, surmounted by Apollo's chariot.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 2110
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bolshoi_theatre_lg
The Bolshoi Theatre
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1842
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christ_saviour_church_2_lg
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Built between 1995-97 at the behest of Mayor Luzhkov, the original cathedral was destroyed by Stalin, who wanted to erect a Palace of Soviets (surmounted by a statue of Lenin that would have been taller than the Statu
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1390
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christ_saviour_church_lg
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1698
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donskoi_church_lg
Located within a 3 minute walk from my dorm was the Donskoi Monastery. This is the Great Cathedral of the Don Mother of God, which was completed in 1698. After the Bolshevik Revolution, the monastery was closed down and a Museum of Atheism was opened.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1345
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donskoi_tank_lg
A tank on the grounds of the Donskoi monastery...something I didn't expect to find there.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1490
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donskoi_tanks_lg
Even more tanks at the monastery.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1292
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donskoi_walls_lg
The outside walls of the Donskoi monastery.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1454
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duma_lg
The outside of the Russian State Duma. In December 2003, a Chechen suicide bomber detonated herself not far from this location.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1910
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duma_soviet_crest_lg
The Soviet crest that adorns the Duma building.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1370
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gagarin_close_lg
The Gagarin Monument - commemorates Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space. He orbited around the earth in April 1961. This monument reminded me of Buzz Lightyear from the movie "Toy Story."
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 2262
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gagarin_sign_lg
The Gagarin Monument
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 2225
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lenin_statue_2_lg
A Lenin statue on Oktyabrskaya Ploschad, which was located a few blocks from my dorm. This was the last Lenin statue to be erected in Moscow (1985). Now it has been left to the skateboarders, who practice their tricks on the marble surface. Those of yo
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1541
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lenin_statue_lg
Lenin statue
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1672
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Lenin statue
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1419
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fsb_headquarters_2_lg
Lubyanka - the former headquarters of the KGB (now houses the FSB). The Lubyanka also served as a prison, were thousands of innocent people were tortured and killed at the height of Stalin's purges.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1537
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fsb_headquarters_lg
Another view of the Lubyanka.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1697
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lubyanka_lg
An extension of FSB headquarters.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1528
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lubyanka_kgb_shield_lg
The sword and shield of the KGB...many of these emblems still remain on an extension building used by the KGB (now FSB).
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1688
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lubyanka_gulag_memorial_lg
The Memorial to the Victims of Totalitarianism, located not far from Lubyanka. The stone slab came from a Gulag on the Solovetsky Islands. It is a pretty sad monument...very small and surrounded by trash.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 3744
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lubyanka_pedestal_lg
A view of Lubyanskaya Ploshchad. This was the former home of a 6 meter tall statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky, which was topppled in 1991 - a famous symbol of the end of Soviet communism. The statue now stands in the Statue Garden along with other Soviet sta
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1637
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lubyanka_toy_store_lg
Detskiy Mir ("Children's World"), the largest toy store in Moscow - built in 1957 as a tribute to "Iron" Felix Dzerzhinsky, who, in addition to being chief of the secret police, chaired a commission on children's welfare. Hmmm...
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1795
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marx_monument_2_lg
A monument to Karl Marx that sits across the street from the Bolshoi Theatre.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1762
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marx_monument_lg
Marx monument
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1653
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oktyaberskaya_church_2_lg
A small church located near Oktyaberskaya Ploshchad.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1353
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oktyaberskaya_church_lg
Church located near Oktyaberskaya Ploshchad.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1238
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peter_the_great_monument_lg
A bizarre monument to Peter the Great, created by Mayor Luzhkov's favored architect, Zurab Tsereteli. Costing $11 million and considered to be the most tasteless monument in Moscow, Neo-Bolsheviks threatened to blow it up if Lenin's body was removed from
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1731
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triumphal_arch_lg
The Triumphal Arch - built to commemorate Russia's victory over Napoleon.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1374
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triumphal_arch_street_lg
A view of Moscow from the Triumphal Arch.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1787
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