Graffiti is a form of street art that expresses free and unlimited creativity. Graffiti artists have brought the dull walls of Russian cities to life with vibrant colors. A 2018 World Cup-themed graffiti near the Spartak Stadium in Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo, Moscow.
Legendary Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin is recreated in the size of a six-story house on Narodnaya Street, Taganka.
Legendary Soviet goalkeeper
A Moscow wall is ablaze with superheroes' passion for soccer. Argentinian artist Martin Ron has created images of Wonder Woman, Iron Man, Captain America, and Spider-Man all playing the king of sports.
In the city of Kazan, the wall of a three-story house was painted with graffiti depicting Portuguese national team striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored a hat-trick for Portugal in their opening match against Spain.
Portuguese national team striker Cristiano Ronaldo
Substations are also becoming less boring with graffiti art. A piece is being completed at a substation in Kaliningrad.
Bright graffiti around the substation near Luzhniki Stadium.
Substation near Luzhniki Stadium
A portrait of former Zenit Saint Petersburg football club captain Miguel Danny is painted on a substation in Pushkarskiy Gardens. Saint Petersburg fans love the Portuguese midfielder and want him back. The graffiti is the work of art group Hoodgraff.
Mexican street artist Farid Rueda has created two impressive graffiti works in the Russian capital. One is the image of the 2018 World Cup mascot - Zabivaka the Wolf, a brave and majestic version, at a transformer station near the Luzhniki Stadium.
And before that, Farid Rueda painted a 30-meter-tall bear on the wall of a high-rise building in 6 days.
Graffiti of Russian actor Mikhail Boyarsky on Krestovskiy Island. The art group HoodGraff decided that a blue Boyarsky would look good on the corner of Petrograskaya and Moskoy Prospekt.
A 2018 World Cup themed advertisement with the slogan "You are in the game" by Alfa-Bank.
Sochi's street artists have incorporated football-themed artworks into the city's main attractions.
Saransk, the capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, is also a host city for the 2018 World Cup. Volunteers here created graffiti on the walls of the local university.
