A walk in the rain is one of the most romantic things in the world. Rainy days can often be a blessing in disguise and help one to rekindle the romance in one’s life.
Sputnik's photo gallery presents a compilation of vintage photos showing picturesque moments on the streets of the Soviet Union.
© Sputnik / Aleksei Sverdlov / Go to the mediabankThe work of photographer Yudelis Katsenbergas called "It started to rain" at the exhibition "Our Homeland in Art Photographs" in the Manege Central Exhibition Hall.
The work of photographer Yudelis Katsenbergas called "It started to rain" at the exhibition "Our Homeland in Art Photographs" in the Manege Central Exhibition Hall.
© Sputnik / Vsevolod Tarasevich / Go to the mediabankPeople crossing Nevsky Prospect, Leningrad (St. Petersburg) after the rain.
People crossing Nevsky Prospect, Leningrad (St. Petersburg) after the rain.
© Sputnik / Fred Grinberg / Go to the mediabankA statue on a house in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) as rain falls.
A statue on a house in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) as rain falls.
A woman with an umbrella is walking in the rain.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankPeople gather in Red Square in front of St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow.
People gather in Red Square in front of St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow.
© Sputnik / Lev Polikashin / Go to the mediabankA Volga GAZ-21 on a flooded Moscow street after heavy rains on 8 June 1966.
A Volga GAZ-21 on a flooded Moscow street after heavy rains on 8 June 1966.
© Sputnik / Vsevolod TarasevichA pair kisses in the rain in Leningrad (St. Petersburg).
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© Sputnik / Vsevolod Tarasevich
A pair kisses in the rain in Leningrad (St. Petersburg).
A girl standing behind glass with raindrops.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankMuhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr), the legendary American boxer prepares for a meeting at the Moscow Institute of Physical Education.
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr), the legendary American boxer prepares for a meeting at the Moscow Institute of Physical Education.
© Sputnik / Igor Gavrilov / Go to the mediabankPeople in the stands at the 6th All-Union Youth Festival at the Dynamo stadium, Moscow.
People in the stands at the 6th All-Union Youth Festival at the Dynamo stadium, Moscow.
© Sputnik / Aleksander Graschenkov / Go to the mediabankResidents of the city of Tyrnyauz, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia run to get out of the rain.
Residents of the city of Tyrnyauz, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia run to get out of the rain.
© Sputnik / Vsevolod Tarasevich / Go to the mediabankA man shelters his pregnant wife under an umbrella.
A man shelters his pregnant wife under an umbrella.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankChildren racing cars after heavy rain at the Sports Palace in Luzhniki, Moscow.
Children racing cars after heavy rain at the Sports Palace in Luzhniki, Moscow.
© Sputnik / Georgiy Zelma / Go to the mediabankA girl puts her hands out to feel the rain as it falls.
A girl puts her hands out to feel the rain as it falls.
© Sputnik / Scherbakov / Go to the mediabankA pair stands in the rain at the Kazan State Circus built in 1967 according to a project by architect Gennady Pichuev.
A pair stands in the rain at the Kazan State Circus built in 1967 according to a project by architect Gennady Pichuev.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Karpov / Go to the mediabankPassers-by walk along the street, taking shelter from the rain under an umbrella.
Passers-by walk along the street, taking shelter from the rain under an umbrella.
© Sputnik / O.Ivanov / Go to the mediabankMoscow residents stand in the rain on Kalinin Avenue (now two streets - Vozdvizhenka and Novy Arbat).
Moscow residents stand in the rain on Kalinin Avenue (now two streets - Vozdvizhenka and Novy Arbat).