Russian State Library, formerly the Lenin Library

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Photographed in 1981, when it was stilled known in the Soviet Union as the Lenin Library, the Russian State Library, which was founded in 1862, is one of the largest libraries in the world.

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Size: 3343px × 5015px
Location: Moscow, Russia
Photo credit: © Terence Waeland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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