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The late spring is probably the best season time: the sky is blue, the sun is shining and streets are green. So let's take a walk through

Moscow in one of such nice days. The following pictures are made from a model of a helicopter with a camera attached to it.

Categories Culture, History, Photos, Russian Art, Russian People, Society

From ancient times every Russian town had its own kremlin that protected it from enemies. A kremlin was considered to be a center of all settlement. Firstly kremlins were wooden then stone and refractory with impregnable towels and moats. Nowadays Russia has about 20 such historic and cultural

buildings that are not just military fortresses but also great architectural complexes with temples, palaces and halls. Practically everybody knows about the famous Moscow Kremlin and only few know about the second kremlin in Moscow, that is called the Izmailovo Kremlin.

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Categories History, Photos, Society

These pictures of Moscow were taken in the 1960s... Besides the photos of its central

well-known to everybody places the post contains some really nice and rare shots.

Categories Exclusive, Photos, Society

On the 8th of January the sappers exploded a suspicious box resembling a bomb mechanism right near the gates of the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin.

Strange enough but this extraordinary event wasn't even mentioned anywhere. Here you have a chance to see in details how it all was happening.

Categories Culture, Funny, Photos, Russian Nature, Russian People

The main Kremlin Christmas tree has finally

been cut down! This is how it was...

Categories Culture, Exclusive, Photos, Russian Art

For the eight centuries period of its existence, the Moscow Kremlin has witnessed many great and tragical events of the Russian history. Today it is one of the largest museums in the world. The state regalia, invaluable icons, treasures

of Russian Tsars are all kept here. This excursion is exclusive and these pictures have been shot thanks to one girl who works in the Kremlin. Ordinary tourists don't have a chance to see all this with their eyes.

Categories Funny, Photos, Russian Art, Russian Nature, Society

This how some Russian artists see Moscow after 2012. Those can go as

wallpapers I guess, the big images are available on click.

Categories Photos, Society

This year they decided to held a big Russian Army parade in Moscow, Russia. Such parades were normal in Soviet Union but were not conducted since the early 90-s of the last century in Russia, after the Soviet Union collapse. This time we have photos and a pretty long video showing all the stuff

they gonna have at this parade at the 9th of May, the day that is celebrated in Russia as "The Victory Day" and they mean the victory in the World War 2. You are first who sees it, thousands of Russian would get the broadcast of the even not earlier than at that day.

Categories Funny, Photos, Russian Art

These days in Russia there is also some winter kind of attraction in the Moscow downtown, right near the Kremlin. One can

see the ice-made statues and copies of the Kremlin towers which stand near the original bigger stone versions.

excavations took place near the walls of the Kremlin, Moscow 1

Categories Culture, History, Photos, Science

The Kremlin is a historical heart of Moscow. So, every construction project within its precincts or near them is followed by excavations when many archeological finds can be discovered every time. For this once the scientists have dug up several wooden buildings

of the fourteenth century. Among them there was jewellery workshop, where they found an icon made from glass, many precious jewels and also tools and instruments of the former owner. Some photos below. See also: White Wall of Moscow

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