The babushkas who guard the art in Russian museums


	The babushkas who guard the art in Russian museums
Lexica
1-1-2009 7:51 PM
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photos, art, museums, russia, women
Lexica says:
Wonderful photo essay.

(But why, oh why do photographers insist on setting up their galleries to be side-scrolling? My keyboard has a "page up" and a "page down" key, not a "page sideways to the right" or "page sideways to the left" key. Arrgh.)
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