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View of Arbat Street in winter, Moscow, Russia, early 20th century. In existence since the 15th century, Arbat Street is one of the oldest streets in Moscow. By the 18th century it had become the most fashionable residential street in the city, but most of its buildings were destroyed in the fire that occurred after Napoleon's occupation of the city in 1812. After it was rebuilt, Arbat Street was inhabited by minor nobility, artists and academics. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk.