This first gallery focuses on Uglich, the town in provincial Russia where most of the action of Trinity, Book 1: The Koldun Code, happens, while the second gallery features scenes from Moscow, where part of that book is also set, as well as most of Trinity, Book 1: The False Prince. Enjoy!
Scenes of Uglich
- Cathedral of St Dimitri on the Blood, as seen from the water
- Lush spring road leading into the trees
- Traditional house
- Traditional house
- The bell that was exiled to Siberia
- Close up of window carving
- the beautiful domes of St Dimitri
- house in the trees, inspiration for Mrs Feshina’s izba
- traditional house
- Lily of the valley seller, who inspired my portrayal of Mrs Feshina
- Old man walking to town
- Traditional house
- Small church
- Feeding the pigeons outside the church
- Another lovely church
- traditional house
- modernized traditional house
- Old Zaphorets car
- Another mode of transport!
- monastery
- the river Volga
Scenes of Moscow:
- Bolotnaya Square park and sculpture group by Mokhail Chemiakin, ‘Childhood Threatened by Adult Vices’.
- Hanging out by the port.
- Sketching near Novodieviechy monastery
- corridor in the Metro
- one of the seven Stalinist skyscrapers
- St Basil’s Cathedral
- The Kremlin, from a bridge
- Mucking around in Alexandrovsky gardens
- one of many statues of Marx
- Rostopchin mansion, under restoration
- Smoked fish galore
- Metro statue
- Fortune-teller in the Arbat
- traditional house
- Danilovsky markets
- Singing for their supper
- Lovers in the gardens
- A security chat
- Guardian of the Eternal Flame, behind the Kremlin
- Alexandrovsky gardens
- From Sparrow Hills
- Central scene
- Glorious spring
- Kremlin cathedral domes
- Izmailovo markets
- Izamailovo markets
- icons
- Moscow street scene, with statue of Mayakovsky
- Junior soldier
- Dostoevsky at the National Library
- Tsar Alexander II
- squirrel in a park
- the birch, symbol of Russia
- grave of Boris Yeltsin
- street music
- Crash landing
- Pushkin museum
- Posing proudly
- GUM arcade
- Historical museum
- Domes
- Gogol’s grave
- The Lubyanka, ill-famed headquarters of spy agencies
Love the photos, Sophie. Really inspirational.
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Thanks, Wendy! Glad you like them.
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Great photos, Sophie!
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Thanks, Kathy!
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