The World Cup has brought hundreds of thousands of international tourists to Russia, but in Moscow and the 10 other host cities, many people have gone about their lives with minimal disruption away from the stadiums.
In this Sunday, June 24, 2018 file photo, a couple kiss on the Insar riverside at the 2018 soccer World Cup in Saransk, Russia. The World Cup has brought hundreds of thousands of international tourists to Russia, but in Moscow and the 10 other host cities, there's been minimal disruption to daily life away from the stadiums. AP photographers captured images of Russians dancing, fishing and attending elaborate graduation ceremonies during the mild and sun-splashed summer. Even in the sprawling, bustling capital city, there were moments of peace and solitude. ( Photo | AP )
Children ride their scooters on the banks of Kazanka river during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Kazan, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
Children cool off in a public fountain during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Krasnodar, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
Visitors and banners for the 2018 soccer World Cup are silhouetted in St. Petersburg, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
People play with a soccer ball during the 2018 soccer World Cup at the Manezhnaya Square in central Moscow, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
People play with a soccer ball during the 2018 soccer World Cup at the Manezhnaya Square in central Moscow, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
A street musician plays the accordion during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Kazan the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
Clouds are illuminated by the sun setting sun over a church during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Podolsk near Moscow, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
People play soccer at the Red Square during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
A Lenin statue stands on a column as the sun sets during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Podolsk near Moscow, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
People watch fireworks and a brig with scarlet sails on the Neva River during the Scarlet Sails festivities marking school graduation in St.Petersburg, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
Young men fish along the banks of the Volga River during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Volgograd, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
A couple dances tango on a bridge in central Moscow, during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Russia. ( Photo | AP )
A woman carries a baby through a pedestrian bridge over a highway during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Podolsk near Moscow, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
A taxi rides through New Arbat Avenue, decorated World Cup light displays, in Moscow, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
People watch a brig with scarlet sails on the Neva River during the Scarlet Sails festivities marking school graduation in St.Petersburg, Russia. ( Photo | AP )
