That was beautiful. Thanks, cmonkey!

I was struck by several things - First, there were no cars. It is strange and beautiful to see a modern city functioning without any motor vehicles. (The automobile was already ~10 years old in 1908, and I've even driven a 1908 car, but the structure of city life had not yet been bent to the demands of the automobile.) How delightful that motion pictures overlapped the end of the horse-drawn carriage.

Secondly, it's a magnificent city, and the whole thing was basically a 500-Mile economy. I'd guess that 80% of the activity that made such a city possible happened within a 500 mile radius of the city. Yes, Moscow was an imperial capitol, and there were many trade routes that spanned greater distances, but where did those wool coats come from? The horses? The mushrooms and fish? All locally produced, by today's standard. I hope the next generation of humanity is taking notes, they are going to need to figure out how to do it all over again. I'm glad there's a film record to prove it's possible.

And lastly, seeing the nordic skiers get passed by a gentleman on foot was hi-larious.

Wow, that was really neat-o. Those skylines are just amazing and unreal.

Thanks C! That was really lovely.

Nice! That was a treat.

Saw it at the drive-in last weekend. : )

Seriously, though, I enjoyed that very much... I think I saw my Great Uncle by the canon... interesting, pre-revolution and all...

Jackie, dressed in Cobras! 2005 ;)

Beautiful. Fabulous. I wonder who was operating the camera? He (I assume) had a great sense of cinematic art, especially noticeable when he positioned himself at something of a "four-way stop" in the city street scene, with the horses and carriages coming from every direction.

I loved the young man at the market mugging for the camera. Some things never change.