Scarlet Sails

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Scarlet Sails (Russian: Алые паруса) is a 1923 adventure novel by Alexander Grin which gave its name to the following things:

  • Scarlet Sails (film), a Soviet film (1961) starring Vasily Lanovoy and Anastasiya Vertinskaya
  • Scarlet Sails (quarter), a quarter of high-rise buildings in Moscow (the highest is 176 meters tall)
  • Scarlet Sails (tradition), a ceremony performed during the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg