Gallery: The Eerie Similarity Between Russia's Palaces and Metro Stations

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    Komsomolskaya Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015 HR

    Komsomolskaya Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015
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    David Burdeny
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    Blue Drawing Room. Catherine Palace. Pushkin, Russia, 2014 HR

    Blue Drawing Room. Catherine Palace. Pushkin, Russia, 2014
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    Avtovo Metro Station, St Petersburg, Russia, 2014 HR

    Avtovo Metro Station, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014
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    Amber Room, Catherine Palace, Pushkin, Russia, 2015 HR

    Amber Room, Catherine Palace, Pushkin, Russia, 2015
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    David Burdeny
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    Elektrozavodskaya Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015 HR

    Elektrozavodskaya Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015
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    Novoslobodskaya Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015 HR

    Novoslobodskaya Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015
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    Kiyevsskaya Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015 HR

    Kiyevsskaya Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015
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    Jordan Stairs I, State Hemitage, St Petersburg, Russia, 2014 HR

    Jordan Stairs I, State Hermitage, St Petersburg, Russia, 2014
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    Kiyevsskaya Metro Station (east), Moscow, Russia, 2015 HR

    Kiyevsskaya Metro Station (east), Moscow, Russia, 2015
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    Arbatskaya Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015 HR

    Arbatskaya Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015
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    Docent II, State Hemitage, St Petersburg, Russia, 2015 HR

    Docent II, State Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2015
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    Aeroport Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015 HR

    Aeroport Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015
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    Belorusskaya Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015 HR

    Belorusskaya Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015
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    Red Room, Yusopof Palace, St Petersburg, Russia, 2015 HR

    Red Room, Yusopof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2015
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    Taganskaya Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015 HR

    Taganskaya Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015
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    Mikhailovsky Theatre Curtain, St Petersburg, Russia, 2014 HR

    Mikhailovsky Theatre Curtain, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014
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    Prospekt Mira Station, Moscow, Russia 2015 HR

    Prospekt Mira Station, Moscow, Russia 2015
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    Jordan Stairs II, State Hemitage, St Petersburg, Russia, 2014 HR

    Jordan Stairs II, State Hermitage, St Petersburg, Russia, 2014
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    Sokol Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015 HR

    Sokol Metro Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015
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    Palace Square, St Petersburg, Russia 2014 HR

    Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia 2014
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    Mayakovskaya Station, Moscow, Russia, 2014 HR

    Mayakovskaya Station, Moscow, Russia, 2014
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    Yusopf Theatre (Czar Box), St Petersburg, Russia, 2015 HR

    Yusopf Theatre (Czar Box), St. Petersburg, Russia, 2015
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    Docent I, State Hemitage, St Petersburg, Russia, 2015, HR

    Docent I, State Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2015,
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    Kropotkinskaya Station, Moscow Russia, 2015 HR

    Kropotkinskaya Station, Moscow Russia, 2015
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    Yusopf Theatre Curtain, St Petersburg, Russia, 2015 HR

    Yusopf Theatre Curtain, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2015
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    Sportivnaya Station, St Petersburg, Russia, 2014 HR

    Sportivnaya Station, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014
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