May 15: Lenin Library
The Lenin Library is one of the largest libraries in the world. This library, also know as the Russian State Library (Российская государственная библиотека), is located across the street from the Kremlin and a short walk from Red Square.
The statue on the front steps of the library in the picture above is of Fyodor Dostoyevsky. He is a famous Russian author and is most note outside of Russia for his novels Crime and Punishment (Преступление и наказание) and The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовыand).
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