Short winter nights have made a comeback just as the forlorn feelings of initial chills in the autumn are slipping away into our Pumpkin Spice Lattes. Sleep in a little too much and your day has gone by with the afternoon sunset. Selfies from the Halloween weekend are now way down in your newsfeed yet the festive vibes have yet to arrive. You are probably not the only only one lonely and lost in that awkward, unnecessarily mopish time of the year but a quick visit to the vast city of Moscow, Russia shows you that desolation can be beautiful. Without the tears or the sad acoustics, winter solitude has taken over the historic city in silence and light.

Written by JENNY JIN LEE
Subbed by LOUANNA ERARD