…and big trucks to haul you all away in…

…and big trucks to haul you all away in… Originally uploaded by Wordyeti. If the Red Army guys down by the Kremlin were bored and sheepish, the guys up around Pushkin Park were keyed-up and ready for some more action. This is where they took Kasparov into...

The station’s name is Partisan

The station’s name is Partisan Originally uploaded by Wordyeti. Note the heroic peasant in the middle, arm upraised to inspire his comrades, other arm clutching his trusty MP-40. Every pillar in this station has an inscription in bronze of the crossed guns. It...

Dave in front of Red Army riot control

Dave in front of Red Army riot control Originally uploaded by Wordyeti. OK, I lied a little bit in that last post. I had RIchard snap a pic of me in front of one of the truckloads of Red Army troops brought on to quell the expected revolutionary riots. These guys keep...

Red Army and Spetsnaz Commando

Red Army and Spetsnaz Commando Originally uploaded by Wordyeti. For miles from the Kremlin, every 10 feet on the streets was a knot of soldiers standing around. I didn’t take pictures of some of the guys, because it didn’t seem like such a good idea to be...

Nobody really pays attention to the Commies

Nobody really pays attention to the Commies Originally uploaded by Wordyeti. There were a couple of old grannies standing around, looking expectant, bot mostly, the communists were verbally abused by people, photographed as curiousities by the Red Army soldiers, and...