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Best of Russia 2015: Ancient, Soviet and modern architecture

On March 15 Moscow locals and visitors can visit the city’s Winzavod Contemporary Art Center to see the winners of the “Best of Russia” annual photo contest. Our selection today features the winners in the "Architecture" category.
By Ksenia Isaeva, RBTH
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Anastasia Plechova

Kluchevsky Bridge, a new bridge across the Kamchatka River, opened in late 2014.
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Georgy Golovin

An ancient cemetery of the Alans, an Iranian nomadic people of antiquity that settled in the Caucasus region 2,000 years ago.
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Larisa Mikheeva

The Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam on the Yenisei River at night.
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Vladimir Starovoitov

A fisherman’s village on the Chukchi Peninsula.
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Veronica Beletskaya

The 10th-century Shoana Church in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic is one of Russia’s most ancient temples.
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Vadim Fedotov

The view on the bridge across the Volga River, Saratov.
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Dmitriy Morgulis

A photo from the series, “Snow-Covered Dreams About the Young Pioneers,” Khabarovsk, Russian Far East.
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Yulia Borovikova

“The Motherland Calls” statue on a hill overlooking Volgograd, Russia, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. It commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad.
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Yuryi Pritisk

First snow in October 2014 at the Flooded Belfry of the Nikolsky Cathedral, Kalyazin (188 km from Moscow).
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Vladimir Astapkov

The moon rises above the “Worker and Kolkhoz Woman” monument in VDNH exhibition center, Moscow.
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Denis Fedoseev

Shadows on statues in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. / For more photos from 'Best of Russia' series follow the link.

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