On February 23rd, over 4,500 viewers could enjoy watching a firework show in the Moscow
sky. They fired the fireworks to celebrate Defendant of the Motherland's Day.
Moscow citizens used to have a tradition to take a bath once a week, on Saturday, and on special occasions. Back then however, baths were primitive and poorly equipped. Only at the turn of the 18th century, Moscow saw first baths which could be compared with best Turkish and Italian baths in
the quality of service, exterior design and interior. Today, on February 23rd, when Russia celebrates its Defender of the Fatherland Day, we want to tell you about one of the most manlike places in Moscow – men’s department of Sandunovskie Baths (or Sanduny).
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In Radisson Royal Hotel in Moscow, you can find a beautiful diorama of the Kremlin and downtown Moscow made on a scale of 1 to 75. Made in the
1970s, the diorama has traveled a lot to be exposed at different international exhibitions. A few years ago, it was bought by the hotel.
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After World War I, Germany was deprived of its right to construct airships. The ban was in
force until 1925. So, in fall 1928 their new airship LZ-127 made its first flight.
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Some people like risking their lives climbing the roofs of skyscrapers just to take pictures of a city that
not everybody is able to take. Below are pictures of Moscow city taken from one of its highest buildings.
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The photos of Moscow and its inhabitants were taken by Carl
Mydans, an American photographer who worked for Life magazine.
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Altitude is 230 m, we are standing on one of
the high-rise buildings of Moscow-City.
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Moscow... The city has seen so many changes and so many people. The photos
presented below were taken at different times and even different epochs.
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The city of Moscow looks terrific while being
watched from the roof of the Federation Tower.
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Today, we want to show you what happens to hospitals when they get abandoned.
We'll start with photographs of a Moscow hospital taken 2 years ago.
