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The official opening of the 2013 “Wildlife of Russia” photo
exhibition was held on December 25 in the Central House of Artists in Moscow.
National Geographic Russia and the Russian Geographic Society (RGS), who teamed
up to conduct the contest for the third time, announced the contest winners at the
event. Participants submitted more than 30,000 photographs from cities all over
Russia – St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok, Saratov, Volgograd and many
others.