Voices From Russia, Too

Friday, 12 December 2014

12 December 2014. Our Great Russian Motherland… Moscow’s Winter Wonderland

00 Snowy Moscow 01. 12.12.14

The first significant snowfall hit the Russian capital on 10 December. This image shows the State Historical Museum in Manezhnaya Square, in central Moscow.

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00 Snowy Moscow 02. 12.12.14

A couple in the Aleksandrovsky Sad.

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00 Snowy Moscow 03. 12.12.14

Two women walking in the snow in Red Square.

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00 Snowy Moscow 04. 12.12.14

Snow falling on the towers of the Historical Museum.

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00 Snowy Moscow 05. 12.12.14

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00 Snowy Moscow 06. 12.12.14

St Basil Cathedral covered in snow.

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00 Snowy Moscow 07. 12.12.14

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00 Snowy Moscow 08. 12.12.14 

Yuri Dolgoruky monument.

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00 Snowy Moscow 09. 12.12.14

Christmas Fair in Red Square.

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00 Snowy Moscow 10. 12.12.14

Shoveling snow on Red Square.

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00 Snowy Moscow 11. 12.12.14

Trees decorated for the holidays in central Moscow.

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00 Snowy Moscow 12. 12.12.14

Merry-go-Round in Red Square.

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The first significant snowfall hit the Russian capital on 10 December. Up to 20 percent of the monthly snowfall amount fell in some areas of the city during the day. More than 10,000 snowploughs cleaned up the snow-covered streets.

11 December 2014

ITAR-TASS

http://itar-tass.com/en/non-political/766361

Saturday, 17 December 2011

17 December 2011. A Russian POV. Germany Awaits Christmas: Aachen

Pfalzkapelle (Palatine Chapel)

Aachener Dom (Kaiserdom) (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Aachen (Regierungsbezirk Köln. Bundelsand Nordrhein-Westfalen) GERMANY

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icon at the Kaiserdom

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Christmas Market near the Kaiserdom

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Christmas decorations in the Old Town of Aachen

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Christmas decorations near the Aachener Rathaus

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Gingerbread at the Christmas Market

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Angel decorations at the Christmas Market

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Christmas Market

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Christmas Market

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Christmas Market

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Christmas Market

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Thursday, 8 December 2011

8 December 2011. Lighting the Way to Christmas

Puerta del Sol

Madrid (Community of MadridSPAIN

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Advent “From Darkness to Light” Service

Salisbury Cathedral (Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Salisbury (WiltshireSouth West EnglandEngland UK

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Rockefeller Center

New York NY USA

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Brea CA USA

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Paris (Région Île-de-FranceFRANCE

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Old Town Square

Prague CZECHIA

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Vienna (Bundesland Wien) AUSTRIA

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South Molton Street

London (MayfairCity of WestminsterGreater London) England UK

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Berlin (Bundesland Berlin) GERMANY

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Kobe (Hyogo Prefecture. Kansai Region) JAPAN

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Monday, 5 December 2011

5 December 2011. Christmas on the Way…

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Sofia (Sofia Capital Oblast) BULGARIA

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Nürnberg (Regierungsbezirk MittelfrankenFreistaat Bayern) GERMANY

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Valetta MALTA

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Washington DC USA

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Advent “From Darkness to Light” Service

Salisbury Cathedral (Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Salisbury (WiltshireSouth West EnglandEngland UK

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Frankfort KY USA

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Oxford Street

London (City of WestminsterGreater London) England UK

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Rockefeller Center

New York NY USA

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Rio de Janeiro (State of Rio de JaneiroSoutheast Region) BRAZIL

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Trafalgar Square

London (City of Westminster. Greater London) England UK

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Calle (Freie Hansestadt Bremen) GERMANY

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Covent Garden Market

London (City of Westminster. Greater London) England UK

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Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

New York NY USA

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Madrid (Community of MadridSPAIN

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Sofia BULGARIA

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Galeries Lafayette

Paris (IXe arrondissement. Région Île-de-France) FRANCE

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Le Printemps

Paris (IXe arrondissement. Région Île-de-France) FRANCE

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