Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Oleg Knorring, Yekaterina Chesnokova/Sputnik
The battle for the Soviet capital became one of the key ones during the war. Check out what Moscow looked like during that horrible period and what the city looks like these days.

Gorky Street (Tverskaya Street)

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Alexander Ustinov/Sputnik
Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Vladimir Astapkovich/Sputnik

Bolshoi Theater

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Naum Granovsky/Sputnik
Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Ramil Sitdikov/Sputnik

Krasnokholmskaya Embankment along the Moscow River

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Sputnik
Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
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Avtomobilist Stadium

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Ivan Shagin/Sputnik
Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
V. Khomenko/Sputnik

Okhotny Ryad Square (Okhotny Ryad Street)

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Anatoly Garanin/Sputnik
Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Vladimir Astapkovich/Sputnik

Theater of the Red Army (Theater of the Russian Army)

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Oleg Knorring/Sputnik
Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Yekaterina Chesnokova/Sputnik

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Anatoly Garanin/Sputnik
Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Vladimir Astapkovich/Sputnik

Tver overpass

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Anatoly Garanin/Sputnik
Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Sergey Kiselev/Moskva Agency

Manezhnaya Square

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Anatoly Garanin/Sputnik
Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik

Tverskoy Boulevard, monument to Pushkin

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Sergey Strunnikov/МАММ/МДФ
Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Ilya Pitalev/Sputnik

Belorusskaya Station

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Mikhail Trakhman/Sputnik
Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Kirill Kallinnikov/Sputnik

Red Square

Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Boris Kudoyarov/Sputnik
Moscow during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)
Alexander Vilf/Sputnik

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