The biggest and most noteworthy section of “Best of Russia” is called “People. Events. Everyday life.” We found quite a few interesting shots there, and wanted to group the first part under the provisional name: Life-changing experiences
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Tatiana Borisenko
Shavasana in the capital. A yoga marathon on Red Square, Moscow
Denis Budko
Tourists watch lava fountains from a distance of just 300 meters after an eruption of the volcano Plosky Tolbachik, Kamchatka
Kirill Umrikhin
Among the stars and snow dust. Snowboarding in the pitch-black Caucasian night. Roza Khutor resort, Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi
Ramil Sitdikov
Alexei Navalny, sentenced by Leninsky District Court in Kirov to five years' imprisonment, hugs his wife Yulia before leaving the courtroom. Kirov
Sergey Mikhalchenko
"Lenin" dreams of revolution. You can often find doubles of famous historical figures near Red Square and have your picture taken with them. Moscow
Lyuba Trifonova
A few seconds after a terrible car accident. Summer 2013, Moscow Region
Andrei Svitaylo
Gay Parade. Founder of Moscow Pride, Nikolai Alekseev at a demonstration on Tverskaya Street.
Kirill Merkuriev
Mansi people sacrifice a deer at the sacred Lake Numto. Numto, Khanty-Mansiysk
George Shpikalov
Saber fencer Nikolai Kovalyov, winner of the Moscow Saber tournament, 2013
Yulia Osmolovskaya
Father Frost of Veliky Ustyug (his designated birthplace) arrives in St Petersburg across the snow-covered winter Neva on New Year’s Eve.
Valentin Egorshin
A local resident carries his belongings and a dog on a flooded street during spring high water. Tosno, Leningrad Oblast
Jan Bogomolov
A ritual prayer devoted to the festival of Kurban Bayram, St Petersburg.
Fedor Obmaykin
Dust, dirt, and rock-n-roll. Kubana 2013, an annual music festival in the Cossack village of Blagoveschenskaya, Krasnodar Territory.
Anon Parshunas
A Kurgan policeman runs to stop a vessel for having tinted glass. Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast
Ivan Kuznetsov
The biggest and most noteworthy section of “Best of Russia” is called “People. Events. Everyday life.” We found quite a few interesting shots there, and wanted to group the first part under the provisional name: Life-changing experiences. Like this one: a roofer at the tip of the spire of a Stalinist skyscraper. Moscow
