Mosaic bird wall and courtyard café scene in Saint Petersburg

Inside Saint Isaac's Cathedral, candles and columns

An hour wandering Nevsky Prospekt: food, facades, and side streets

Live beach music and dusk views near Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg

Wet night out in Saint Petersburg: neon, architecture, metro

Afternoon stroll through central Saint Petersburg: bookstores, cafes, and grand facades

Sunday morning on Barnaul's Ob River embankment, sculptures to sand barges

Salmon poke bowl, close up and overhead in Moscow

Live music and summer crowds along Moscow's Theatre Boulevard

Group fitness session at DDX Athletic gym in Russia

Summer afternoon stroll through Saint Petersburg's parks and canals

JCB excavator digs and loads dirt at Biysk urban construction site

Afternoon wander through Saint Petersburg's art and street scene

Rainy afternoon into evening along Saint Petersburg's historic streets

Afternoon tour of Saint Petersburg's palaces, gardens, and river landmarks

Inside Saint Petersburg's 'Corporation of Happiness' exhibition at ITMO

Live street performance draws dancing crowd in St. Petersburg night square

Moscow outdoor bar hosts evening soccer watch party

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Morning stroll around Barnaul's riverfront and aviation workers' monument

Afternoon at Kazan Cathedral, inside and out

Afternoon at a Moscow park with a pond and modern architecture

Excavation work underway at a residential site in Biysk

Street life along Nevsky Prospekt, Saint Petersburg

Soccer match in full swing at packed Russian stadium

Casual park evening in Saint Petersburg, DJ setup and all

Mikhailovsky Palace and gardens on a sunny St. Petersburg afternoon

Exploring a weathered Soviet-era rotunda and park in Moscow

Afternoon along Saint Petersburg's canals, bridges, and waterways

Cafes, metro art, and Stalinist architecture on a Moscow morning

Inside TSUM Moscow's glowing, light-filled atrium

A Leningrad memorial park on a quiet July morning

Moscow afternoon: street murals, riverside parks, food, and folk art

Dusk on the Gulf of Finland with Lakhta Center glowing

Storm clouds gather over Biysk as goats roam wet ground below

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Inside Mayakovskaya: Moscow metro station's bronze sculptures and ornate ceilings

Violin in the Moscow Metro, mid-afternoon in July

Smoky chimney and backyard nature in Biysk, Russia

A Saint Petersburg evening, from dusk streets to dinner

Soviet mosaics and murals inside Moscow's historic metro stations

Summer evening drifting through St. Petersburg at golden hour

Cats lounging around a Saint Petersburg apartment complex