20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

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American photographer and journalist Carl Midans in early 1960, commissioned by LIFE magazine, made a series of stunning color photographs of Moscow children. I suggest you take a trip to the winter Moscow of that distant time and find out what the capital and its little inhabitants looked like.

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

On the Theater Square

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

The girl looks at the photographer with disbelief

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

Outdoor reading

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

Children with sleds on the outskirts of Moscow

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

Ice sculptures in Luzhniki

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

Young skiers

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

Children in the park on the Boulevard Ring

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

Perhaps the most popular type of winter leisure for Soviet children is ice skating.

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

How much joy this activity brought!

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

Baby on a sled

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

Grandmothers on a walk with their grandchildren

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

At that time, many pigeons could be seen on the streets of the city

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

Sledding in the new district of Moscow

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

Children's skis

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

On the Boulevard Ring

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

Presumably, a park in Izmailovo

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

Ice rink

20 photos of little Muscovites of the early 1960s

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