Friday, December 5, 2014

Am I still in Moscow or am I on the set of Blade Runner?

As I walk through downtown Moscow at night, I can't help but notice a certain noir-feel to the city. From the cyrillic text on neon signs to the electronic music coming from many cafes. As you walk through the city, you start to wonder whether you are on the set of the science fiction classic, Blade Runner.


http://eternalremont.blogspot.ru/2009/11/postcards-from-blade-runner.html

Remember the flaming smoke stacks in Blade Runner? As you look at parts of the huge city from the air, you will notice similar features.


http://pikabu.ru/story/try_moscow_2753448

At the airport, at "terminal F, which looks a bit like a Blade Runner set with no rain" as one journalist put it.

http://www.worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/in-moscow-airport-hunting-for-edward-snowden/moscow-russia-cia-spying-america/c1s12858/#.VIIu4Hs9fcs

Indeed, Moscow resembles Blade Runner, despite the fact that there may not be flying cars yet... well, unless you count this one:


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