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In Photos: Muscovites Enjoy the First Heavy Snow of the Winter

The heaviest snow of the season so far fell in Moscow on Sunday, briefly transforming the traffic-clogged Russian capital into a pristine-looking wonderland. The city may have changed immensely in the past year, but its magical winter season is now finally in full swing.
A member of Rosgvardia, the "internal military" that reports directly to President Vladimir Putin, stands on guard outside the Kremlin.
Pelagia Tikhonova / Moskva News Agency
Warmly dressed Russian schoolchildren walk through thick snow on Moscow's Red Square.
Pelagia Tikhonova / Moskva News Agency
Two Russian women stroll through central Moscow with the golden domes of the Kremlin churches shining in the background.
Pelagia Tikhonova / Moskva News Agency
The enormous golden domes of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior rise in the background as young Muscovites enjoy some fresh air in the park.
Sophia Sandurskaya / Moskva News Agency
A couple crosses slushy ulitsa Vavarka in downtown Moscow, with the Chambers of the Romanov Boyars looming in the background.
Sophia Sandurskaya / Moskva News Agency
A Muscovite giving off unmistakable "Master and Margarita" vibes takes his pet raven for a stroll.
Sophia Sandurskaya / Moskva News Agency
One of the five Kremlin towers to be topped with a red star, originally added in 1937 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Pelagia Tikhonova / Moskva News Agency
A city employee takes a break from shoveling snow in a Moscow park.
Sophia Sandurskaya / Moskva News Agency
"Moscow 2023" written in the weekend's thick canopy of snow.
Sophia Sandurskaya / Moskva News Agency
A man shovels snow with the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in the background.
Pelagia Tikhonova / Moskva News Agency

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