What was Moscow like in December 1959

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Today we decided to remember what the capital looked like back in December 1959. We present you a selection of amazing and beautiful photos that keep memories of the moments of the city's life that frosty winter…

What was Moscow like in December 1959
What was Moscow like in December 1959

1. On Red Square.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

2. Pigeons on the streets of Moscow.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

3. Divers on the Moscow River.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

4. Along the Kitaygorodskaya wall.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

5. Vasilievsky descent. Early morning.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

6. Drying clothes.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

7. Grandmother and granddaughter near the hotel "Metropol".

What was Moscow like in December 1959

8. The road along the Kremlin Wall along the embankment of the Moskva River.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

9. Repair work.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

10. In the Alexander Garden.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

11. Skiing is a "national" sport, leisure and lifestyle in general.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

12. "Children's World" in 1959.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

13. Also a New Year's Eve "Children's World".

What was Moscow like in December 1959

14. Construction of the first Moscow Khrushchev.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

15. The "Frozen" Kremlin.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

16. Moscow worker.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

17. Children on Suvorovsky Boulevard.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

18. Walruses and spectators.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

19. Zoo.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

20. Trolleybus.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

21. MSU.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

22. Queue at the Mausoleum…

What was Moscow like in December 1959

23. ...despite the cold.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

24. Theater Square.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

25. In the area of MSU.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

26. Newsstand.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

27. Street trading.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

28. Soviet children.

What was Moscow like in December 1959

29. Snow removal at the train station…

What was Moscow like in December 1959

30. ...with the use of technology.

     

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