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MT Readers Show Off Their Best Moscow Photos

Sep 11, 2017 - 02:38 pm

"Me trying to be all moody in front of St. Basil's," is how reader Dhruv Bhutani described this picture. Dhruv Bhutani

Mike Walker took this photo along the Moskva river on a "brilliant weekend in Moscow last October." Mike Walker

Some pictures let you travel back in time - like this one, from Twitter user @KurtKmm's study abroad in 1990. @KurtKmm

A beautiful look down at Moscow from Steven Sav Steve Sav

Sondre Knutsen, winter 2012 Sondre Knutsen

Clear skies make for a good view in this photo by Kirsty Slade Kirsty Slade

Leila Latypova took her favourite shot of Moscow in June 2015 Leila Latypova

Elizabeth Plantan sent in a festive picture of Red Square in December 2015 Elizabeth Plantan

The mock St. Basil's Cathedral at Izmailovskiy Kremlin is MT reader Michael Wood's favourite Moscow photo Michael Wood

Moscow State University today, as photographed by Elena Vasevska Elena Vasevska

In November 2014, David Classing photographed these festive decorations David Classing

Simonetta Balbi sent in a photo she took in front of St. Basil's earlier this year Simonetta Balbi

To celebrate Moscow City Day and the capital's 870th birthday, we asked you to send us your favorite photos of the city. Here's a selection of the best.

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