Christmas Holidays in Moscow

Hope everybody survived Christmas and New Year celebration and have time to enjoy some bokehlicious city shots. First of all you should know that Russians are very lucky to have the whole week of public holidays starting from New Year’s eve till Orthodox Christmas. And it’s really a big problem for business people because workers have a legal right to do nothing almost fortnight.

Ushanka hats in a souvenir shop at Old Arbat Street

For me this is the first time when I spent so much time outside during winter. We’d blame global warming for that. Please don’t thing anything wrong but I’m very grateful to have European winter in Moscow instead of true Russian cold.

Light tunnel at Tverskoy Boulevard

This year Moscow decorations achieved absolutely new level. All decorations are united by main topic — theatre. And I invite you to promenade with me on Old Arbat Street.

You could notice installation in the shape of theatrical curtains on the right photo

Then you could walk to the heart of Moscow thorough Znamenka or Vozdvizhenka Streets passing Alexander Garden which would straitly lead you to Manezhnaya Square.

Countless Christmas Trees at Manezhnaya square

Tverskya Street is clearly visible from Manege.

Those “Champagne” lampposts became a real scandal during the previous year because of its price and are still discussed

Red Square — here it is. Do pics below looks creepy? I hope so as they were made close to midnight when fair was closed.

Don’t miss your chance to look at the most beautiful place in Moscow from new angle. Enjoy! But better experience yourself one day.

St. Bazil’s on the left is among of mine favourite buildings in the world

Medium ruined quality of each photo so you’d better watch it from your cell phone. Below is the most beautiful department store (a.k.a. GUM) with 125 years history.

Right image is a perfect close-up example of Soviet ornaments

Here are the most recognizable items of Moscow’s decoration: red and golden Christmas balls near GUM.

This is me

Had a real challenge this year to chase some snow and here it is.

Fleeting snow

GUM is beautiful from all sides even from the backyard.

I still learning to make architecture shots and apparently doing it better by the phone

And we reached a real gem hidden from tourists eyes — Il’inka Street and Birzhevaya Square.

Extraterrestrial motifs

And we finishing our journey at Nikolskaya Street with 500 meters of glowing ceiling which became a sensation to each Moscow citizen this winter.

This route is available by the link. You’re welcome. I’ve already told about other Christmas locations on my Instagram (unfortunately it’s only in Russian). Please note that all decorations would be removed on January, 14.

In the next story I would share some photos of Muscovites on the city streets. Interested? If so, please clap, follow and repeat (next time)!

P.S.: all photos are mine and if you’re interested in publishing them please notify me via Facebook.