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