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In Photos: First Snowfall of Winter Descends on Moscow

Moscow was blanketed in the first snow of winter overnight on Friday, with 6 centimeters of snow falling by the morning.

Here is a look at scenes from central Moscow:
Park Zaryadye.
Yaroslav Chingaev / Moskva News Agency
People on Red Square.
Yaroslav Chingaev / Moskva News Agency
Park Zaryadye.
Yaroslav Chingaev / Moskva News Agency
Red Square.
Yaroslav Chingaev / Moskva News Agency
Alexandrovsky Garden.
Yaroslav Chingaev / Moskva News Agency
Flowers covered with snow in Alexandrovsky Garden.
Yaroslav Chingaev / Moskva News Agency
Alexandrovsky Garden.
Yaroslav Chingaev / Moskva News Agency
People on Red Square.
Yaroslav Chingaev / Moskva News Agency
Snowbanks on a street in central Moscow.
Yaroslav Chingaev / Moskva News Agency
Park Zaryadye.
Yaroslav Chingaev / Moskva News Agency
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