1941 Press Photo Lenin square in Kuibyshev, the new wartime capital of Russia.

This is Lenin square in Kuibyshev, the new wartime capital of Russia now that Moscow has become a beleaguered city. The United States embassy has moved there. Kuibyshev, a city of 171,000 is on the Volga river 540 miles southeast of Moscow. Its winters are severe. Russia-Cities-Kuibyshev

Photo is dated 1941.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.