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January 7, 2007
S Rozdestvom Khristovym from Russia!
Charles Ganske

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A jazz band playing "Jingle Bells" for shoppers at the GUM department store

Today is the day Russian Orthodox Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. From the editors of Russia Blog to our readers around the world, Merry Christmas!

Click on the extended post to see more photos from the holiday season in Moscow.


Smooth jazz music for Christmas shoppers at the GUM department store

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GUM department store on Red Square

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Families in Red Square

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View of Moscow from the Vorobyovi Hills ski lift

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Moscow at night from the Vorobyovi Hills, with Luzhniki stadium in the foreground

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Coca Cola billboard on Universitetski Prospekt near Moscow State University with the slogan, "New Year in action!"

Posted by Charles Ganske on January 7, 2007 11:54 PM |



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hey... beuty
i don`t know russia, but seems greaT! so beuty the pics.
greattings from chile!
(saludos de chile!)
madeleine.

Posted by: madeleine | January 13, 2007 2:08 PM

Nice pictures from Moscow. Thanks for sharing and happy Old New Year!

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Posted by: Melissa Mckenzie | May 13, 2008 12:15 PM

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