Then and Now

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On the left: central-Moscow freeway Komsomolskiy Prospect expansion and reconstruction to accommodate fleet of newly-privately-owned automobiles clogging Moscow streets after Soviet collapse, May, 2000.<br /><br /> On the right: completed freeway, September 2010. <br /><br /> Both photos from Kosygin Street overpass, northeast corner of Moscow State University. <br /><br />Proceeds directly into the heart of the city, denoted by Christ-Redeemer Cathedral. Quiz: from the traffic pattern, can you determine the night of the week?