Baikonur

Belarus

Russia December 2010

  Suzdal   Vladimir   Borodino   Moscow   Smolensk

Suzdal

Vladimir to Suzdal

Suzdal Kremlin & Nativity Cathedral

Suzdal Kremlin

Nativity Cathedral 1225 foundation, 1530 upper brickwork, 1730 onion domes

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virginn

Fine axes, in Kremlin Museum.

Church of St Nicholas (1766) Moved to Suzdal in 1960, for Museum.

Antipievskaya Church Tower

Monastery of St Euthymius

Monastery of St Euthymius

Monastery of St Euthymius

Monastery of St Euthymius

Cathedral of the Transfiguration

Cathedral of the Transfiguration Interior doorway.

Intercession Convent

Intercession Cathedral Intercession Convent

Monastery of the Deposition of the Robe Bell Tower

Suzdal Lenin, in light snow

Vladimir

Assumption Cathedral

The Golden gate Plus onrushing traffic

Alexander Nevsky statue

Cathedral of St Dmitry

New Year Tree

The Golden Gate

Diorama: Fall of Vladimir to the Mongols In Golden Gate Military Museum

Assumption Cathedral

Assumption Cathedral

"Monument to the Liberators"

Vladimir Lenin Waiting at the Bank

Industrial Vladimir

Vladimir-Moscow

Borodino

Borodino Museum

Borodino Museum

Borodino Museum: Kutuzov

Barclay de Tolly Bust

Kutuzov Bust

Bagration Bust

1941 & 1812 Memorials

Borodino 1941 Memorial

1812 Memorial

Bagration's Tomb At 1812 Memorial

Kutuzov Headquarters marker

Moscow

Red Square by dark

GUM's + ice rink

Eternal Flame Just West of the kremlin

The gloriously over-the-top Radisson Royal aka Hotel Ukrainia, one of Stalin's "Seven Sisters"

Soviet Ukraine Mural Hotel Ukrainia (Radisson) Lobby Dome

Quiet morning in Red Square 9:30 am on a Monday

State History Museum

The "Place of Skulls" in Red Square Please ignore the backing placard.

St Basil's

St Basil's from the East

St Basil's up close

St Basil's central church.

St Basil's central church, looking up.

State Museum of Gulag History

Stalin

Stalin in skulls

Moscow to Smolensk

Smolensk

"Hero City"

(Restored) City Walls

Wall Tower + Eternal Flame

WWII Memorial

Kutuzov Bust

Memorial to the Heroes of 1812

Smolensk Lenin Snowy but Resolute

Monument to the 1812 Defenders

Cathedral of the Assumption

Ramparts & Cathedral From across the Dnieper

Cathedral of the Assumption From across the Dnieper

"Hero City" Marker

Smolensk-Minsk

Smolensk-Minsk

Baikonur

Belarus