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Places south of the Kremlin and the Moskva River. This is a very heterogeneous part of the city including Museums, Palaces, modern but also older and also quite run-down places

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A tram terminal just south of Oktyabrskaya ... I was required to keep a distance of 10m ... then from there I might take any picture I like
5/23/15 10:24 AM
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at Oktyabrskaya station ... in fact a chain of restaurants that can be found all over the city --- like most restaurants here are part of some chain
5/23/15 10:29 AM
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at Oktyabrskaya: under the protection of Lenin ... still allowed to be here
5/23/15 10:39 AM
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It was said "Moscow is a grey city" ...
5/23/15 10:43 AM
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details of the woodden church on the way from Oktyabrskaya to Tretyakowskaya
5/23/15 11:19 AM
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5/23/15 11:32 AM
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5/23/15 11:36 AM
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Modern sculpture in the city center close to Tretyakovskaya Gallery
5/22/15 9:41 AM
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A well equipped map shop close by
5/25/15 10:23 AM
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At Tretyakovskaya metro station
5/23/15 12:09 PM
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A small street just south of Tretyakovskaya station
5/23/15 12:31 PM
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A little bit further south
5/23/15 12:48 PM
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An example of a brandnew complex on a side street
5/23/15 1:03 PM
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One of the seven skyscrapers built by Stalin, here Kotelnicheskaya embankment building
5/23/15 1:24 PM
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Private joke ... for Monique: ici aussi ils sont jaunes
5/25/15 12:39 PM
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On the canal: with view on the famous Swissotel conference center (with a swimming pool on the top I was told)
5/25/15 12:25 PM
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On the canal
5/25/15 12:25 PM
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Again on the canal (I think) on the bridge towards Taganka square, just south of the skyscraper
5/25/15 12:44 PM
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Somewhere between the canal and the river
5/25/15 12:31 PM
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5/25/15 12:45 PM
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A small church, on the island between the canal and the Moscwa River, I believe
5/20/15 4:01 PM
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This habit arrived also here ...
5/20/15 3:33 PM
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... once full, the trees are stored alongside the river ... and here a kirgyz wedding (easily recognizable because of the felt hats)
5/20/15 3:36 PM
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A quite imposing monument representing Peter the Great by somerecent president of the academie of arts -- a"poiseneous present, subject to debate
5/20/15 3:30 PM
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The eleven threats of the youth ... some of them are obvious, for some it's better to have the inscription ... but some of them are hard to read
5/20/15 3:42 PM
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5/20/15 3:42 PM
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Sculptures in the Gorki park ... also some "soviet sculptures" fallen into disgrace and brought here from various places
5/21/15 11:48 AM
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.. for example Stalin ...
5/21/15 11:50 AM
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Andrey Sacharov
5/21/15 11:52 AM
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Again Peter the Great ... now one should understand why there is debate
5/21/15 12:10 PM
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