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Michael BrooksAbandoned movie theatres in Russia
A collection of photographs of abandoned Soviet-era movie theatres by Russian photographer Sergey Novikov.
You can see more of his work on his website.
'Festival', St. Petersburg
'Prometey', St. Petersburg
'Odessa', Moscow
'Elbrus', Moscow
'Erevan', Moscow
'Hanoy', Moscow
'Minsk', Moscow
'Kirgiziya', Moscow
Copyright © for all photographs by Sergey Novikov.
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