One of the most striking things that we saw on the grounds of the Vernisazh was this dilapidated model of St. Basil’s Cathedral (the tree next to it provides a sense of scale). One day we encountered lost tourists who had confused the Izmailovo Kremlin with its more famous cousin in the center of Moscow; seeing the shabby scaled-down version of St. Basil’s must have added to their bewilderment. Photo by author.
