Laborers taking a break   The ministry of information, with something nice in the corner.     A local policeman supplementing his income.  The Russians are afraid of their police.  Any interaction with them invariably turns into an unhappy experience.  We had a discussion about the introduction of jury trials in Russia.  A man was accused of shooting and killing  a police officer.  Apparently he even admitted to the fact.   Acquitted by the jury.  They felt that killing a cop was perfectly justified.  A banner for the then-upcoming celebrations of the city's anniversary.  The events were cancelled due to the subway bombers, and the Chechen school hostage situation I think this was the ministry of exterior affairs.  The architecture caught my eye as a type of ornamented brutalism. The top of the Moscow State University building.  Like the Ministry of External affairs, this was a very very big building.  I guess the entire university is contained within the building.  Apparently there is a lot of prestige in being at Moscow University.  Very heavy on Maths and Engineering.  They even have a graduate school of business.