What was Moscow like in December 1959
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…


1. On Red Square.

2. Pigeons on the streets of Moscow.

3. Divers on the Moscow River.

4. Along the Kitaygorodskaya wall.

5. Vasilievsky descent. Early morning.

6. Drying clothes.

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

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

9. Repair work.

10. In the Alexander Garden.

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

12. "Children's World" in 1959.

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

14. Construction of the first Moscow Khrushchev.

15. The "Frozen" Kremlin.

16. Moscow worker.

17. Children on Suvorovsky Boulevard.

18. Walruses and spectators.

19. Zoo.

20. Trolleybus.

21. MSU.

22. Queue at the Mausoleum…

23. ...despite the cold.

24. Theater Square.

25. In the area of MSU.

26. Newsstand.

27. Street trading.

28. Soviet children.

29. Snow removal at the train station…

30. ...with the use of technology.
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