Growl Roars the Russian Bear!

This is on the wall of a utility building in Moscow!

Growl roars the Bear but the deer don’t seem to care.

Great picture and you can find paintings like this all over Moscow. Seems to be a way to dress up buildings and lets kids paint constructive pictures instead of graffiti.

Kyle & Svet

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Russian Store at a Mall!

In Moscow the stores are huge and full of merchandise. My wife got this picture taken before the security guards got grouchy with us. This was just before Christmas. Svet found a clear spot and snapped a picture before the crowds merged back in. Kyle & Svet

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Russian Snow Women instead of Snow Men!

Hello, Svet took this nice picture of a snow woman. Russians call their snow men, snow women. There is lots of snow (men) women at this link!http://kylekeeton.com/2009/02/in-russia-they-do-not-have-snow-men.html Kyle & Svet comments always welcome.

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From Russia: Mother, Newspaper, Sleeping Baby and a Beautiful Day = Relaxation!

Hello, Sometimes to get the kid a sleep means a stroll into the woods near the flats and when the little one sleeps take a moment to sit and read. This mother knows how to take advantage of the moment. Kyle & Svet comments always welcome.

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From Russia: Swing Set Animals!

Hello, These animal heads are part of a swing set. We thought that they where neat and took a few pictures of them. These are the kind of things that make a playground fun… Kyle & Svet comments always welcome.

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Moscow Metro: Very Long Escalator!

In the Moscow Metro the Escalators are sometimes unimaginable long. They seems to travel to the center of the Earth! You can not see the bottom! It is so cool… Kyle & Svet

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From Russia: Ice Skate Rink Done By Hand!

Hello, This is the ice skating rink that is near where we live. It is set up for hockey playing by the local childrens teams but everyone just loves to play on the ice. These men work on this rink everyday trying to make a good ice skating rink. I think that they are doing [...]

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From Russia: The Last Toy Store Carousel!

Hello, I know this is not an individual photo but I still think that it is the best spot to post this video. (Link to First Article on store being closed.) I made this tiny video of a Merry-Go-Round in a Toy store that has been destroyed now. The last I heard it was being [...]

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From Russia: Still Very Cold With – The Sun a Shining!

I was walking the dog today and took some pictures and found that I liked this one with the sun shining through the trees. The sun has no warmth but looks cheery! I took some pictures of our broken windshield from hooligans here. (Link) Kyle & Svet comments always welcome.

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From Russia: Russia is Full of WWII Monuments!

Hello, When Svetlana and I travel by car around Russia, we stop at every WWII monument we can and sometimes that seems to be all we do. But we feel that these monuments are important and people should see what the Soviet Union made to show appreciation to the veterans and fallen ones of WWII! [...]

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