It excels in its smaller moments. The camera lingers on everyday life—babushkas selling pickles near the metro, young couples on the banks of the Fontanka, the screech of the ancient trolleybuses. These vignettes provide a grounding counterweight to the sweeping drone shots of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood.
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