From Russia with a spot of Flirting

Russian paratroopers celebrate the end of World War 2 in Moscow 

While I was in Moscow a large group of Russian paratroopers were celebrating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War 2. Here are some street photographs showing the celebrations, which included flag waving, a spot of flirting and a lot of drinking.

Russian paratroopers flirting with some girls in Moscow

A Russian paratrooper celebrating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War 2 at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia.

Russian paratroopers celebrating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War 2 in Moscow

Teenagers flirting in Moscow, Russia.

Russian paratroopers celebrating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War 2 in Moscow

Train pulling into the Moscow Metro, Russia

Train pulling into the Moscow Metro, Russia

The Graffiti-clad Tsoi Wall on The Arbat in Moscow 

The graffiti-clad Tsoi’s Wall on The Arbat in Moscow

The graffiti clad Tsoi Wall in Arbat, Moscow.

The graffiti-clad Tsoi’s Wall on The Arbat in Moscow

Some pages from my Russian sketchbook 

A matryoshka doll and map of Russia – from my Russia sketchbook

Sketch of the Stepp on a journey from St Petersberg to Nizhny Novgorod in Russia.‎

A page from my Russia Sketchbook

Page from my Russia Sketchbook

A page from my Russia Sketchbook

A few more images of me of me and Mark, me sketching in St Petersberg and a view from my friend’s flat across Moskva River

Ali and Mark in Red Square, Moscow

Ali sketching in St Petersberg, Russia

View across the Moskva River from David’s apartment in Moscow, Russia.

Shop-window selfie, with Russian dolls, in Moscow