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)
Bolshoi Theater
Krasnokholmskaya Embankment along the Moscow River
Avtomobilist Stadium
Okhotny Ryad Square (Okhotny Ryad Street)
Theater of the Red Army (Theater of the Russian Army)