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Published 11/07/2009 by NECN.com

First snow of winter falls on Moscow

(NECN/ABC: Moscow) - Winter arrived in Moscow on Friday as the first major snow fall of the season covered the city in a thick white blanket.

Locals said the snow was much earlier than in recent years which have been unseasonably mild.

"I am very happy that the...

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