They say that a picture is worth 1000 words. They are wrong. A picture is worth as much as the viewers' knowledge allowing to interpret what they see


Российская государственная библиотека


Are we free and capable to commit murder? Can the cause justify the means? Fyodor Dostoyevsky struggles with this questions in his novel Crime and Punishment. I was 14 years old when I read it for first time and I didn't want to leave Moscow without a picture of a memorial dedicated to this great thinker

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Nikolskaya Street


Nikolskaya Street which connects Red Square and Lubyanka Square, is named after the Greek Monastery of Saint Nicholas that is located on the north side of the street

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Poklonnaya Hill


When Napoleon approached Moscow city during the French invasion in Russia, he waited for the keys of Kremlin in Poklonnaya Hill but Moscovites never gave the keys to the French.

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Peter the Great Statue


Peter the Great statue in Moscow has a very controversial history. Many Moscovites consider it ugly while many question the purpose of such a statue in Moscow as King Peter transfered Russian capital to Saint Petersburg.

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