Russia Summer 1971

Three domes, Kremlin, Moscow

Mother Russia, Volgograd, Mamayev. A huge statue typical of Soviet grandeur.

Cathedral gate, Yerevan, Armenia.

The Young Pioneers were similar to American scouts, but were sponsored by the Communist Party.

Interior, St. Sophia Cathedral, Kiev. The cathedral is nearly 1000 years old.

Monastery, Kiev. I have no other information about this picture.

Interior, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg. The town home of the Tsar's family, and the home of the great Hermitage Museum.

Rembrandt, Sacrifice of Isaac, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg

Canal, St. Petersburg.

Fountains at Peter the Great's Palace near St. Petersburg, modelled after Versailles.

Log cabin, near Novgorod. Picture taken from a moving train. The Intourist tour guides would never have let us visit such a humble village.

Cathedral interior, Veliky Novgorod. I'm not sure which cathedral this is.

Wooden church, Veliky Novgorod.

Swimmers, Suzdal

One many churches in the touristy town of Suzdal.

Yet another church

Another picture of a rural scene taken from a moving train (or possibly bus).

Yet another picture from a moving vehicle. The ducks don't seem to be bothered.

GUM was the Russian version of a shopping mall, but with much more interesting architecture than most American malls.

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