PHOTO: Kremlin and Lenin’s Tomb in Red Square, Moscow
At night, the massive walls of the Kremlin and Lenin’s Tomb are illuminated against an inky sky in Red Square, Moscow
PHOTO: State Historical Museum in Red Square, Moscow
The State Historical Museum of Russian history, which anchors one end of Red Square in Moscow, features exhibits from prehistoric inhabitants through the Romanov dynasty. At night, the lighting makes it look like an enormous red wedding cake with spires.
PHOTO: St. Basil’s Cathedral in Red Square, Moscow
St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square, today serves as a museum. It was built from 1555–61 on orders from Ivan the Terrible, and it’s full name is the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat.
PHOTO: Red Square in Moscow
One end of Moscow’s famous Red Square: The Kremlin and Lenin’s Tomb (left); State Historical Museum (center); and the enormous GUM Department Store (right).
PHOTO: Aktion T4 Memorial in Berlin
Memorial at Philharmonie in Berlin, former site of the headquarters of Aktion T4, the agency that ordered “euthanasia” of people with mental disabilities or illnesses during the Third Reich, on the the National Socialist government. During my visit, dozens of Berliners filed past the photos and documentation in utter silence.
