Oleg Knorring, Yekaterina Chesnokova/Sputnik
The battle for the Soviet capital became one of the key ones during the war. Check out what Moscow looked like during that horrible period and what the city looks like these days.
Gorky Street (Tverskaya Street)
Alexander Ustinov/Sputnik
Vladimir Astapkovich/Sputnik
Bolshoi Theater
Krasnokholmskaya Embankment along the Moscow River
Avtomobilist Stadium
Okhotny Ryad Square (Okhotny Ryad Street)
Vladimir Astapkovich/Sputnik
Theater of the Red Army (Theater of the Russian Army)
Yekaterina Chesnokova/Sputnik
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Vladimir Astapkovich/Sputnik
Tver overpass
Sergey Kiselev/Moskva Agency
Manezhnaya Square
Tverskoy Boulevard, monument to Pushkin
Belorusskaya Station
Kirill Kallinnikov/Sputnik
Red Square
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