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Restaurant

No longer operating, the Moscow catered to a mixed crowd of Russian expatriates and curious Americans. The line art of St. Basil's cathedral is from a personal photograph from my days in Moscow.

The logo is in both Russian and English. The nexus of the two is in the Cyrillic and Latin "R". Red is not simply the color of Soviet communism; rather, the landscape of Russia is so bleak that any color is worshipped, red being the most favored. (The root of the Russian word for "beautiful" and for "red" is the same.) Also, red-and-black type has been a Russian standard since the early part of the 20th century.

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Matchbox cover in faux laquer finish — click the image for a better view
Napkin with line art and flag colors — click the image for a better view
English/Russian menu, folded— click the image for a better view
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