Old Postcards of Moscow

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The Russian Capital in Vintage Postcards

Moscow is the capital of Russia and also its largest city. Formerly the capital of the Soviet Union, it lies on the Moscow River.
I visited Moscow in November 1986 for a few days, and thoroughly enjoyed it - except for the food and the cockroaches ! We stayed on Gorky Street at the Intourist Hotel , now thankfully knocked down. We had some fun teasing the Intourist Guide, who had little sense of humour, and managed to "escape" from the "official" tour and explore Moscow for ourselves. We found the people delightful when they knew they weren't being scrutinised by a person or persons unknown ! There was a bug in our hotel room, in the table lamp - it fell apart and there was a tiny microphone ! So we said lots of nice things about the Soviet regime ! The Metro is fabulous and easy to use. No doubt there have been many changes in 25 years - not all for the best !

Some Interesting Links.

Postcards of the Past - Moscow
Our collection of old postcards of Moscow
Our Zazzle Store
Some Moscow themed gifts from Zazzle.
Postcards of the Past - St Petersburg
Our collection of old postcards of St Petersburg

Tverskaya Ulitsa (Gorkiy Street when I was there) in 1910

Books About Moscow from Amazon

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Tretyakovsky Proezd in 1936

Photos of Moscow on Flickr

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The Bolshoi Theatre in 1936

Postcards of Moscow for sale at eBay

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Smolensk Square in 1936

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The Post Office Building on Kirov Street in 1936

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The National Road Communication Commissariat Building

Petrovka in 1936

Arbatskaya Square Metro Station - a 1936 Postcard

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A 1935 Postcard of Sverdlov Square

Moscow Themed Gifts from Zazzle

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