Russian Life
Moscow's GUM Department Store, where Russians once lined up to see what was available, lined up to pay and lined up to collect the merchandise, now has upscale boutiques and painted cows, like those some US cities do to raise funds for the arts.
An elder statesman wears his medals in the Kremllin, Moscow.
Public toilets, Moscow-style ... Pay the attendant 10 or 15 rubles and pick your porta-potty
Babushkas at Sergeiev Posad
Ice on the river doesn't stop the sunbathers from gathering by the fortress wall in St.Petersburg.
Waiting for the bus, stylishly
After the wedding, it's traditional to have your picture taken in famous places, such as the Hermitage.
We "adopted" the couple on the left, who were having dinner at the same restaurant we were.
Reading the paper, near our hotel
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