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Red Square at Nighttime
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Moscow Panorama

Red Square Nighttime

Photographer: Bill Swersey
At the peak of winter, nights are nearly three times as long as days in much of Russia. I think that to even begin to understand the Russian character is it necessary to experience this nocturnal period for a while. Red Square at night seems even bigger than it does during the day, as the tourists and the photographers thin out. Under cover of darkness the vast expanse somehow seems more intimate, Red Stars glowing brightly above the Kremlin's Spassky and Nikolskaya gates. On this winter night a fresh coat of snow added a dimension and depth to the long shadows cast by the spotlights. A lone photographer and a friend chatted while waiting for customers under a beach umbrella.


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