Bridget's Life in Russia

The monument Bridget is walking by, then standing in front of, is the Monument to the Conquerors of Space, which is part of the All-Russian Exhibition Center (formerly VDNKh).   In 2007, on our trip to Russia, my wife and I took the monorail out to the park and went inside Hotel Cosmos, which is seen in the video, near the monument, and in the background after Bridget walks underneath the entrance archway at VDNKh.  Although we did enjoy walking the grounds, the space monument was closed for renovations, which was a little disappointing.

Back in 1959, my grandfather toured the VDNKh with a delegation from Alabama.  Look for Russia Major W. Espy 1959 Trip in sidebar categories.