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USSR past in Russia

The old CCCP (USSR) shields are starting to fade and rust, on the side of an apartment building in Kislovodsk. First it seemed to be empty, but closer inspection showed that many people are living...

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Happy blonde on Russian market

I am not too sure about the ‘blonde’ but she looked happy, this market lady in Kislovodsk, Russia, and it also looked she bought quite a lot of goods from the shop I posted yesterday ;-) Related...

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Russian lady on the market with UNHCR cover

Kislovodsk used to be quite a popular and busy town due to all the springwater spa’s. But due to the proximity of the war in Chechnya, most tourists have stayed away. In the city you do not notice...

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Meat market in Kislovodsk, Russia

Where in the western world the non-veggies have no clue where there daily steak is being ‘made’, it is quite clear on the market in Kislovodsk, Russia. Probably nowadays most people think of a disco or...

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Kremlin domes close-up

Ok, back to Moscow :)You might have thought (hoped?) that this was enough of Russia, but it is a big country! This is a close up of one of the Cathedrals inside the Kremlin walls, on Cathedral Square....

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Evening traffic in Moscow

I already mentioned the subway before, imagine if it was not here. Moscow and its 10 million inhabitants would come to a complete stop, something that already happens quite a lot as you can see here on...

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Church at Red Square

Overshadowed by the large buildings of the Kremlin, this small church is quietly sitting on the corner of Red Square… Related photos: Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in the Moscow Kremlin Saint...

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Babushkas waiting for coins

While the Babuskas at the Mineralnye Vody airport -in the Caucasus- were aggressive and tried to take our candy bars out of our hands, these city-colleagues were a bit nice. Here, just 2 meters before...

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Moscow University

In most big cities you have some landmarks, buildings that will help you get your bearings. But Moscow has about a dozen of these huge buildings, with enormous wings and a high tower. Some are for the...

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Rebuilt Cathedral at Moscow river

This is the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Russian: Хра́м Христа́ Спаси́теля), the tallest Eastern Orthodox Church in the world. It is situated on the bank of the Moskva River, a few blocks west of...

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