Some photographs courtesy of Joe Shinar.

At Heathrow airport |

At Heathrow airport |

Arrival in Moscow, rain |

The next day, walking near the Duma (parliament of the Russian Federation) |

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Professor Sergey Kaloshkin with Harry’s new book on crystallography |

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The welcoming dinner. Here, Joe Shinar is toasting the hosts |

In the middle is Ella, on the right, Elazar |

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The dinner was on the 60th floor. |

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Moscow at night |

At some point in the proceedings, a massive window on the left opens with the help of hydraulic jacks made from steel. Alyona Ponomarenko in the foreground |

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The International Committee, hard at work. |

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Visiting a diamond mine in Russia, in virtual reality - spectacular! |

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Lou Halamek, Lindsay Greer and Wolfgang Bleck getting ready for action |

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Lindsay and Harry had dinner with Gareth and Johnathan from the British Embassy in Moscow |

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The sweets |

Round table discussions about the future |

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A duet, by Lindsay and Wolfgang |

Sergey Kaloshkin on the right claiming the billions of dollars made on amorphous metal. |

The audience for Harry’s talk on length scales |

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To the theatre, for an enchanting performance of “bayadere”, a ballet based on a story from India |

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First performed around 1880 |

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The team at the theatre. Ruslan on the right |

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The pit |

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Lou, ready for a cultural experience at a new park, museum, animated educational park created adjacent to the Kremlin |

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In the Russian Arctic |

Icebreakers first made in Russia |

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Lindsay Greer, Harry Ruda and Jan Ruitenbeek |

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Stainless steel in action at the park |

Spherical projection of Harry’s selfie |

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Beautiful views from the newly planted roof garden |

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Supporting the Stanford Womens’ volleyball team |

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The shape here is like that of the interaction region created when electrons spread in a metal in a scanning electron microscope |

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Everything there was elegantly and thoughtfully desinged. Including the benches and the sisal/wood fence which stands out for its simplicity |

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The river Volga in Moscow |

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One of the seven sisters in the background (Moscow State University) |

The river Volga |

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