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St George’s Hall in the Winter Palace

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Winter Palace interior (Saint Petersburg, Russia – July 2019)

We seem to watch films by recently deceased actors these days. Diane Keaton died almost a couple of weeks ago, and we’ve watched three films she is in since. Reds (1981) was the most recent one. I was surprised to see scenes apparently shot in the Winter Palace (which is now the Hermitage Museum) in the film. Alas, they were not actually filmed there. Instead the Lancaster House in London was used for the interiors, and those scenes looked very legit in Reds.

Lavish Stalinist Empire

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Avtovo Metro Station – Saint Petersburg, Russia (2019)

Bathed in the glow of Saint Petersburg’s subterranean opulence, the Avtovo Metro Station unfurls a grand spectacle. Like something out of a Romanov fever dream, the chandeliers dare riders to linger just a bit longer before the train calls them back to reality. This metro platform dazzles more like a palace corridor than anything meant for catching a train.

Metal Monday

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Happy birthday to Alex Skolnick of Testament

Waterfall Wednesday

Umbrella Falls

Umbrella Falls on Mt. Hood (Oregon, 2019)

Happy birthday, Kristin Evegård!

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Kristin Evegård of Diablo Swing Orchestra @ 2019 Brutal Assault

Estonian Scarecrow

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Tallinn, Estonia (July 2019)