The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, totally demolished by the Communists, was rebuilt to almost exactly the same design in the 1990s.

One of the 'Seven Sisters' - Huge 'Wedding cake gothic' skyscrapers commissioned by Stalin in the 1950s.

Panorama taken from the roof of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, bell turret.

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Ornate Cross on bell turret.

Another view from the roof of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

Church of the Trinity, Sparrow Hills

Conquerors of Space monument and Telecom Tower

The Propylaya - VDNKh

Gum, Moskva's main shopping arcade.

Inside Gum

Upper Gallery in Gum.

The cast iron and glass roof of Gum

Domed roof in Gum.

Facade of Gum

Another of the Seven Sisters, this is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, built in 1953.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Entrance

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The enormous Conquerors of Space monument of 1964, which houses the Cosmonaut Museum.

VDNKh Exhibition park from My room in the Hotel Cosmos

Hotel Cosmos - Foyer

The M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Designed by Lev Vladimirovich Rudnev, and opened in 1953

Edited Version (some artistic licence)