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More photos of Moscow. These are not necessarily connected to the novel.
More photos of Moscow. These are not necessarily connected to the novel.
Apartment block near VDNH
Apartment block near VDNH - Detail.
Apartment block near VDNH
Apartment block near VDNH
The colours have been oversaturated in the photo.
Yellow sunshine.
The belfry of the Trinity in Serebryaniki peeps out from behind the yellow building.
As you can probably tell I was more interested in how the sunshine was making the yellow building glow.
Chistiye Prudy - Moscow
A duck shaking its feathers. This is the pond at Chistiye Prudy, Moscow
Shabolovskaya radio tower - Shukhov’s 1922 radio tower
The tower is near the Shabalovskaya metro station, on the Orange Line, south of the river.
The above information from - http://passportmagazine.ru/article/1289/
It is mentioned in The Zima Confession as one of the sights visible from Sparrow Hill.
Pamyatnik Zhertvam Politicheskikh Repressiy Stena Skorbi
Monument to Victims of Political Repression Wall of Sorrow
The Wall of Grief (Russian: Стена́ ско́рби, Stena skorbi, sometimes translated as Wall of Sorrow) is a monument in Moscow to the victims of political persecution by Joseph Stalin during the country's Soviet era. The national memorial was unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on October 30, 2017, the annual Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions.
Information from Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_of_Grief
Tsaritsyno Museum and Park
Artists hard at work. It was a glorious day for October. Tsaritsyno is a very beautiful cultivated park. It's also a messy metro station. Don't go to Tsaritsyno metro station for a picnic - make sure you go to the park. There are some good restaurants there too.
Panorama view - Moscow
This is somewhere near Novye Cheryomushki (Russian: Новые Черёмушки. English: New Cheryomushki), looking towards the centre of Moscow.
St Basil's Cathedral
St Basil's Cathedral on a cloudy day in Moscow. The modern tower in the distance, on the right, belongs to Swisshotel. It is near Pavelyetskaya Metro station.
Alexander Park and Christ the Saviour
Double-headed eagles made of gold guard the entrance to Alexander Gardens.
The white building with the golden dome is The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour - which is mentioned in The Zima Confession.
As Wikipedia says:
Alexander Gardens (Russian: Александровский сад) was one of the first urban public parks in Moscow, Russia. The park comprises three separate gardens, which stretch along all the length of the western Kremlin wall for 865 metres (2,838 ft) between the building of the Moscow Manege and the Kremlin.
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Russian: Храм Христа́ Спаси́теля, tr. Khram Khristá Spasítelya, IPA: [xram xrʲɪˈsta spɐˈsʲitʲɪlʲə]) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on the northern bank of the Moskva River, a few hundred metres southwest of the Kremlin.
[Both the Cathedral and Gardens have a very interesting history]
Oktyabraskaya Pole
Amazing clouds at Oktyabraskaya Pole.
Monument to the heroes of Perekop
This monument, strangely dated 1920 - 1944, can be found in Perekopskaya Ulitsa, Moscow. For more info take a look at my blog - Zima Blog - 27 Oct 2021
Kuzminki Park, Moscow
The Kuzminki-Lyublino Museum-Reserve is one of the greenest parks in the city. The park is equipped with playgrounds and sports grounds, a skate park, a boat station, attractions, a rope park and rental points.[From - https://park-kuzminki.ru/]
It is a very beautiful park with restaurants and cafes.
Kuzminki estate - stables
The Kuzminki estate has been known since the 18th century. Its owners were the Stroganov barons and the Golitsyn princes. In the 19th century, Kuzminki was considered one of the most beautiful places in the vicinity of Moscow. [From - https://park-kuzminki.ru/]
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