In Photos: Massive Snowfall in Moscow

A nun removes snow in front of the gate of the convent in the village of Bogoslovo.
Photograph: Konstantin Chalabov/AFP/Getty Images

People pick their way through the snow while crossing a street.
Photograph: Mikhail Tereshchenko/TASS

A Utair passenger plane at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport.
Photograph: Valery Sharifulin/TASS