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View from my hotel room
Spring hadn’t started yet, but most of the snow and ice was melted. The palace was built as a staging area for Catherine the Great’s trips between Moscow and St. Petersburg. (The hotel was on the St. Petersburg road, about three miles from central Moscow). I also heard that Napoleon used it during his invasion or Russia, and that it was as close to Moscow as he managed to get. But I haven’t been able to confirm that. |
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Lenin's tomb and Red Square April 13, 2003
View of the Kremlin wall from Red Square. Lenin’s tomb is the granite block at middle left. I went inside: They say it’s still him, nearly eighty years after he died, but it looked like wax to me. |
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Cathedral of the Dormition The Kremlin April 13, 2003 |
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Cathedral of the Annunciation The Kremlin April 13, 2003 |
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Church of the Deposition of the Robe The Kremlin April 13, 2003 |
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Ajay, Dave, Bart & Galena April 13, 2003 |
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Saint Basil's Cathedral April 18, 2003
The cathedral is under renovation. This is the south face, the side most postcards don't show. Red square is on the other side. |
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World War II memorial April 18, 2003
The central feature of a large World War II memorial park on a hill in western Moscow. The obelisk is carved with intricate battle scenes (sometimes rather graphic), names of cities where battles occurred, dates, etc. The horse & rider are standing atop a dead dragon carved with swastikas and battle scenes—lots of Russians killing Germans. |
