Jan
18
“Moscow” department store
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Leninsky Prospekt, 54

Illumination like discotheque.
Jan
16
Icebreaker
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Residence (White House) of the Russian Federation Government.
P.S.
JJ Loch!
There are many snow on your photos.
In Moscow absolutely no snow. Ice like mirror!
This is very strange for this time of year.
Jan
12
Stalin’s guard of the Garden ring
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Construction 1948-1953.
Height 133 m.
24 levels.
In Soviet period was the Ministry of Heavy Industry.
In the geometric center you can see the Soviet coat of arms. It’s size two floors. In the USSR loved greater sizes.

Photo: Garden ring. (Sadovaya Chernogryazskaya Str.) Moscow.
Jan
8
Gulliver and midgets
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Around Stalin’s skyscrapers no high buildings. This attaches a special charm and beauty of these giants.

Kudrinskaya Sq. 3 km from Kremlin.
It’s a Residential House! About 450 apartments. No Offices.
Construction 1948—1954.
Height 156 m.
P.S.
Snigdha asked, what i think about photos on her blog. I think this is not just a photos. This on-the-spot report. I have never seen India, and so very interested to see how you live.
Jan
2
Heart of Russia
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The Kremlin serves as the official residence of the President of Russia.
Perhaps, it is the best “office” in the world :-))
