Moscow Coloures

In the grey of Moscow winter I can not refuse to make a photo of the coloured scene if I see one.

Dostoevsky in the City

The monument to Dostoevsky near "Leninka" (to the right) the largest library in the country.
Christmas tree will be here till mid January, when we celebrate New Year on 14th January (Russian old calendar).
Not much snow here and temperature dances around zero.

When preparing this post, I read that this monument was ordered by Russian nouveau-riche as his country house decoration(!). But the customer did not like the design and presented the monument to the city. And it was decided to place Fedor Michailovich near the library.

In December I went to Georgia, my father's birthplace. Here, in my other blog, I posted several photos and few facts about the country. Maybe the post will be interesting for you.

And Merry Christmas to Orthodox Christians today!

Theme Day: Photo of the Year 2011

It is easy to choose the photo when you know what to look for: summer, church onions, university building, river, metro-bridge.
Where is it?
Moscow!

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Happy New Year!

Valenki - is the best winter footwear for centuries in Russia. Made of felted lamb wool it is the guatantee of warmth and comfort in cold winter days. Best in the snow, rubbers added during wet weather. Still very popular in the country and around Moscow.

As you see, can be used as Christmas tree decoration  too. I made this photo in October, waited for the occasion to make a post)))

Happy New Year! 

Gallery Window

Quick glimpse into the window of art gallery, located in the basement at Arbat street and decorated for winter holidays. Fairy-tale world.

Kremlin

Winter in Kremlin, one more view from Alexandrovsky garden. 

Snow

Snow arrived at last. And though it was late by almost 2 months, it showed us that it planned to stay for long. Feels good - fresh, clean and a little chilly.

The photo from Alexandrovsky garden near Kremlin.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
My warmest congratulation to you and yours!

Windows

 The windows of the church of Sergey Radonezhsky in Rogozhskaya Sloboda.
You can read more about church's history in English here.