Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

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We invite you to a photo tour of Moscow in 1961. A time when there were more pedestrians than cars, outdoor advertising didn't get into the lens, and men wore hats. Joel Martin Halpern, an anthropologist from the University of Massachusetts, took these pictures during his visit to the Soviet capital.

(18 photos in total)

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

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Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

View of the Moskva River from the Kremlin embankment.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

Then the wall was hidden by a whole grove.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

Vodovzvodnaya tower of the Kremlin.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

Soda machines in Gorky Park.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

Showcase architecture.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

Pay attention to the style of the two gentlemen. But the hats, of course, are different.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

The American also looked into the kindergarten.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

The queue to the mausoleum.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

Then there was Lenin and Stalin.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

At that time, a man with a camera attracted attention.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

Similar banners were hung all over the city.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

The square near the main building of Moscow State University.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

And, in fact, the university itself.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

Near the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

Luzhniki Stadium, built five years earlier.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

Parking for participants of the World Forum.

Color photos of summer Moscow in 1961

To work with a breeze.

Keywords: Kremlin | Luzhniki | Moscow

     

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