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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_and_Kolkhoz_Woman

Worker and Kolkhoz Woman (Russian: Рабо́чий и колхо́зница Rabochiy i

Kolkhoznitsa) is a 24.5 meter (78 feet) high sculpture made from stainless

steel by Vera Mukhina for the 1937 World's Fair in Paris, and subsequently

moved to Moscow. The sculpture is an example of the socialist realistic

style, as well as Art Deco style. The worker holds aloft a hammer and the

kolkhoz woman a sickle to form the hammer and sickle symbol.

I love this film, I hope this kid could buy his ticket and saw this amazing movie... About the picture I really like the hard light from the right side, the way it cast that hard shadows and contrast the golden hair of this kid with the darkness of the film poster and its spooky title...   

http://www.vvcentre.ru/eng/about_us/excursion/

Pavilion 1 (Central) was built based on the project of architects Yu.V.

Schuko and E.V. Stoliarov in 1954.

This is a historic and cultural monument of national significance.

The main pavilion of AUAE -39, which was built under the project of

architects Yu.V. Schuko and V. Gelfreikh, was distinguished by severe

and clear-cut architectural forms and its white walls.

A strong vertical 56 meter-high tower decorated with gold-plated cereal

pattern shot up in front of the entrance to the pavilion. The tower was

crowned by a 13-meter gold-plated sculpture group Tractor Driver and

Female Collective Farmer (sculptors R. Budilov and A. Strekavin).

Authors of the pavilion timed to AUAE 54, architects Yu. Shuko and E.

Stoliarov retained the principal idea of the design of the Main Pavilion at

AUAE-39, by complementing the best traditions of Russian classical

architecture with new accents reflecting the "empire spirit" of the 1950s.

Solemnity and grandeur, completeness and monumentality, simplicity

and laconism are inherent in architecture of the unique building of the

Central pavilion.

The pavilion crowned by the spire with the star is rising to almost 100

meters high by ledges resembling steps of a gigantic staircase, hovering

over the entire exhibition ensemble.

The building is framed by columns having different form and

architectural solution but blending with each other luckily from all sides

and at all three tiers.

Bronze flags are flaunting over the facade columns and at the basis of

the spire, and sculptures devoted to labor are placed at the corners of

the wide second-tier eaves.

The Soviet policy of providing mandatory housing for every citizen and his

or her family, and the rapid growth of the Muscovite population in Soviet

times, also led to the construction of large, monotonous housing blocks,

which can often be differentiated by age, sturdiness of construction, or

‘style’ according to the neighborhood and the materials used. Most of

these date from the post-Stalin era and the styles are often named after

the leader then in power (Brezhnev, Khrushchev, etc.) and they are usually

ill-maintained.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sisters_(Moscow)

The "Seven Sisters" is the English name given to a group of Moscow

skyscrapers designed in the Stalinist style. Muscovites call them

Vysotki or Stalinskie Vysotki (Russian: Сталинские высотки),

"(Stalin's) high-rises". They were built from 1947 to 1953,[1] in an

elaborate combination of Russian Baroque and Gothic styles, and the

technology used in building American skyscrapers.

The seven are: Hotel Ukraina, Kotelnicheskaya Embankment

Apartments, the Kudrinskaya Square Building, the Hotel

Leningradskaya, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the main building of the

Moscow State University, and the Red Gates Administrative Building.

Similar buildings exist in other former Communist countries, but the only

comparable[clarification needed] Soviet-designed skyscraper is the

Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw.

An ice shanty (also called an ice shack, ice house, fishing shanty, fish

house, bobhouse, or ice hut) is a portable shed placed on a frozen lake to

provide shelter during ice fishing. They can be as small and cheap as a

plastic tarp draped over a frame of two-by-fours, or as expensive as a

small cabin with heat, bunks, electricity and cooking facilities.

Yaroslavl is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast,

located 250 kilometers (155 mi) north-east of Moscow. The historical part

of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga

and the Kotorosl Rivers. Population: 613,088 (2002 Census).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_fishing

Yaroslavl is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl

Oblast, located 250 kilometers (155 mi) north-east of Moscow. The

historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the

confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. Population: 613,088

(2002 Census).

Yaroslavl is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl

Oblast, located 250 kilometers (155 mi) north-east of Moscow. The

historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the

confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. Population: 613,088

(2002 Census).

Yaroslavl is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl

Oblast, located 250 kilometers (155 mi) north-east of Moscow. The

historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the

confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. Population: 613,088

(2002 Census).

Vladimir (Влади́мир) is a city in Russia, located on the Klyazma River,

200 kilometers (124 mi) to the east of Moscow along the M7 motorway.

It is the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast. Population: 315,954

(2002 Census); 349,702 (1989 Census). Vladimir was one of the

medieval capitals of Russia, and two of its cathedrals are a World

Heritage Site. It is served by Vladimir Semyazino Airport, and during the

Cold War Vladimir was host to Dobrynskoye air base.

Vladimir (Влади́мир) is a city in Russia, located on the Klyazma River,

200 kilometers (124 mi) to the east of Moscow along the M7 motorway.

It is the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast. Population: 315,954

(2002 Census); 349,702 (1989 Census). Vladimir was one of the

medieval capitals of Russia, and two of its cathedrals are a World

Heritage Site. It is served by Vladimir Semyazino Airport, and during the

Cold War Vladimir was host to Dobrynskoye air base.

Suzdal (Су́здаль) is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated north-

east of Moscow, 26 kilometers (16 mi) from the city of Vladimir, on the

Kamenka River. Population: 11,357 (2002 Census);[1] 12,063 (1989

Census).

The All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. A.

Gerasimov (VGIK).

Suzdal (Су́здаль) is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated north-

east of Moscow, 26 kilometers (16 mi) from the city of Vladimir, on the

Kamenka River. Population: 11,357 (2002 Census);[1] 12,063 (1989

Census).

Suzdal (Су́здаль) is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated north-

east of Moscow, 26 kilometers (16 mi) from the city of Vladimir, on the

Kamenka River. Population: 11,357 (2002 Census);[1] 12,063 (1989

Census).

Suzdal (Су́здаль) is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated north-

east of Moscow, 26 kilometers (16 mi) from the city of Vladimir, on the

Kamenka River. Population: 11,357 (2002 Census);[1] 12,063 (1989

Census).

Rostov (Russian: Росто́в; Old Norse: Rostofa) is one of the oldest

towns in Russia and a tourist centre of the so-called Golden Ring. It is

located on the shores of Lake Nero in Yaroslavl Oblast, 202 km to the

north east of Moscow. Population: 34,141 (2002 Census); 35,707 (1989

Census).

Rostov (Russian: Росто́в; Old Norse: Rostofa) is one of the oldest

towns in Russia and a tourist centre of the so-called Golden Ring. It is

located on the shores of Lake Nero in Yaroslavl Oblast, 202 km to the

north east of Moscow. Population: 34,141 (2002 Census); 35,707 (1989

Census).

Rostov (Russian: Росто́в; Old Norse: Rostofa) is one of the oldest

towns in Russia and a tourist centre of the so-called Golden Ring. It is

located on the shores of Lake Nero in Yaroslavl Oblast, 202 km to the

north east of Moscow. Population: 34,141 (2002 Census); 35,707 (1989

Census).

Rostov (Russian: Росто́в; Old Norse: Rostofa) is one of the oldest

towns in Russia and a tourist centre of the so-called Golden Ring. It is

located on the shores of Lake Nero in Yaroslavl Oblast, 202 km to the

north east of Moscow. Population: 34,141 (2002 Census); 35,707 (1989

Census).