Spring in Moscow: Russian capital covered with snow again

March 03 2016

Igor Rozin

RBTH

Kids have a snowball fight in Vasilyevsky Slope Square, March 2, 2016.

Mikhail Metzel/TASS

On March 2, Moscow received 70 percent of the monthly average snowfall - an absolute record for the last 50 years. RBTH has collected photos from Instagram showing how Russians reacted to such a heavy snowfall in early spring.

Moscow yards:

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Фото опубликовано Natalya Rodionova (@natyrlihk)Мар 1 2016 в 11:20 PST

Фото опубликовано Ольга Оржеховская (@orzkhekhovskaya)Мар 2 2016 в 12:27 PST

Playing "Find your car in the backyard"

Фото опубликовано Alexander B. (@no__angell)Мар 2 2016 в 12:45 PST

And removing the snow from it

Фото опубликовано Pet (@ev_borisov)Мар 2 2016 в 12:56 PST

The office after snowfall

Фото опубликовано Ann Vasilkova (@reddy_ann)Мар 1 2016 в 10:20 PST

Some people made snow friends

Фото опубликовано Sergey Vedyashkin (@vss0987)Мар 2 2016 в 12:08 PST

...while others threw snowballs

Фото опубликовано Hellen Dorofeeva (@helen_dor)Мар 1 2016 в 11:48 PST

Фото опубликовано Телеканал Сфера 360 (@sfera360tv)Мар 1 2016 в 11:03 PST

Anyway, The Revenant could have been made in Russia

Фото опубликовано Valya Gulyaeva (@valyagulyaeva)Мар 2 2016 в 12:18 PST

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