Those are the places I like to visit to lazily walk. No tourist attractions, but here is where the soul of Moscow quietly dwells, hidden from the rush and advertising storm of the main streets. This old one is located in Donskoy Monastery and is an island of eternal peace amidst the ever moving tides of a big city. Russian cemeteries are never open lawns, here the graves are always hidden in the shadow under the branches of old trees, and the falling leaves of autumn cover the stones with a golden carpet. Silence and slightly unearthy light are the keepers of the place.
Remodelling takes time.
And money, too. So not surprisingly many beautiful places still are waiting for their turn. This old bell-tower long since lost its bells and looks decaying and abandoned. Small trees take advantage of the dirt accumulated in the old cracks. Over the recent years, so many beautiful places disappeared replaced by ugly faceless shining cubes of modern constructions.