Old Postcards of Moscow
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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 !
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
Tretyakovsky Proezd in 1936
Photos of Moscow on Flickr
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The Bolshoi Theatre in 1936
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Smolensk Square in 1936
The Post Office Building on Kirov Street in 1936
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Petrovka in 1936
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