It is time to show the nicest photos from the contest ‘The Best of Russia 2015‘. Total number of winning works is 295; RussianAmbience.com has selected the 100 greatest pictures of them in the categories: Architecture, Nature, Style, War and peace inside us, and Everyday life. Enjoy.
Also, you may see the previous The Best of Russia of the year 2014.
Amigos : Kamchatka Krai : Vladimir Voychuk
Avtovo : Saint Petersburg : Andrius Venclova
Urban Cubism : Moscow : Dmitry Ilyin
Indifference : Saratov Oblast : Nikolay Shadrin
Reindeer herder from Taymyr Peninsula : Krasnoyarsk Krai : Vitaly Ivanov
Discharge : Republic of Tatarstan : Andrey Golovanov
Russian national team at the World Aquatics Championships in the city of Kazan.
Housewarming : Moscow : Artur Novosiltsev
Volcano Klyuchevskaya Sopka : Kamchatka Krai : Dmitry Moiseenko
Friend : Moscow : Ramil Sitdikov
Muse of the artist Polycarp Sudomoykin : Republic of Buryatia : Alexander Vedernikov
Sparkling ice : Altai Republic : Anton Petrus
The world in half : Lake Baikal, Irkutsk Oblast : Alexey Trofimov
The girl : Moscow : Alexey Fokin
Townlet : Moscow : Anatoly Tsymbalyuk
Curiosity : Kamchatka Krai : Denis Degtyarev
A northern sea lion near the Commander Islands.
On the edge of the world : Murmansk Oblast : Vitaly Novikov
More: Video of bewitching Northern Lights in Arkhangelsk
Morning on the Olkhon Island : Lake Baikal, Irkutsk Oblast : Alexander Atoyan
White silence : Komi Republic : Daniil Korzhonov
Foggy morning : Krasnodar Krai : Igor Kryzhko
A fishermen’s village : Chukotka Autonomous Okrug : Vladimir Starovoytov
Trace of Autumn : Voronezh Oblast : Evgeny Sribny
Stairway : Moscow : Ilya Petrichenko
A portrait : Krasnodar Krai : Dmitry Ageev
Singing rocks : Sakha (Yakutia) Republic : Alexey Kharitonov
Mountain light : Kabardino-Balkar Republic : Tatyana Sharapova
Ruskeala : Republic of Karelia : Maria Mitrofanova
Baikal labyrinth : Lake Baikal, Irkutsk Oblast : Kirill Sergeyev
More: Delightful photos of winter and summer lake Baikal from the sky
Legacy of Alans : Kabardino-Balkar Republic : Georgy Golovin
Portraiture of prison : Kresty Prison, Saint Petersburg : Konstantin Dikovsky
Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Adha : Moscow : Natalya Garnelis
In a village : Ryazan Oblast : Elena Oskina
Nadezhda : Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast : George Mayer
The model Nadezhda Korobkova.
More: 30 monochrome bodyscape photos by Anton Belovodchenko
Such is life : Sukharevo, Belgorod Oblast : Katerina Manshine
The granny on the photo is 94-year-old Tatyana Troshina.
Under the stage lights : Saint Petersburg : Octavia Kolt
Prima ballerina of Mikhailovsky Theatre Angelina Vorontsova.
More: Art of graceful ballet dancing on photos by Alexander Yakovlev
A flower : Nizhny Novgorod : Yulia Artemyeva
A ballerina of Nizhny Novgorod Theatre of Opera and Ballet Marina Mastyka.
Reflection of Autumn : Krasnoyarsk Krai : Vladimir Smirnov
White fog : Republic of Buryatia : Tatyana Dubrovina
Unnamed : Veliky Novgorod : Ksenia Lokontseva
Underpass : Moscow : Vlad Sidorak
A single mother raising her disabled child : Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast : Ignat Kozlov
Road constructivism : Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast : Nikolay Kuvshinov
Receding exterior : Bryansk, Bryansk Oblast : Vladimir Frolikov
Morning on the tableland near the village of Kichi-Balyk : Karachay–Cherkess Republic : Georgy Golovin
Colours of Fall : Altai Republic : Natalia Ulyanova
More: Beauteous landscapes of Altai Krai on photos by Anton Petrus
Summer : Kaluga Oblast : Ilya Pitalev
Karagaysky Bor : Orenburg Oblast : Igor Babushkin
Alone in a square : Moscow : Alexey Zaripov
A Moscow Metro station Mayakovskaya.
From other worlds : Krasnodar Krai : Arsen Alaberdov
Reconstruction of the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi.
Mikhail Kutuzov : Krasnodar Krai : Igor Kryzhko
Lusya : Saint Petersburg : Anna Ankhen
Fairy bridge : Moscow : Denis Ivanov
At a construction site : Moscow : Ilya Pitalev
Under a dome : Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug : Alexander Romanov
Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam : Sayanogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai : Larisa Mikheyeva
Portraiture of prison 2 : Kresty Prison, Saint Petersburg : Konstantin Dikovsky
See also: Siberian Gulags turned into prison camps
Prayer : The village of Poteryaevka, Altai Krai : Andrey Shapran
Shades of white : Kamchatka Krai : Alexey Reznikov
Little sparrows : Tomsk Oblast : Yury Makarov
St. Nicholas Monastery in the village of Mogochino.
See also: Photos of unfeigned Russia by Simon Roberts
Favourite fruits of August : Astrakhan Oblast : Denis Kureev
Me, myself and I : Moscow : Anna Grodskaya
The model Dariya Sitnikova.
Bad Makhachkala : Republic of Dagestan : Ilya Varlamov
Mysterious eyes : Moscow : Javid Mammedov
Royal chambers : Saint Petersburg : Igor Yakovlev
Palace of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich.
Profile : Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai : Alexander Sidontsev
More: Lovely photos of Russian foxes by Ivan Kislov
After sunset : Lipetsk Oblast : Evgeny Mazurin
A military unit : Moscow : Roman Shaternikov
Dasha : Moscow : Alexander Vinogradov
Years go by, soul remains : The village of Bogolyubovo, Vladimir Oblast : Sergey Novozhilov
More: Honest portraits of unvarnished Russia by Oleg Videnin
What the ballet? : Moscow : Marat Solovyov
War and peace : Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast : Dmitry Kudinov
Untitled : Korolev, Moscow Oblast : Anton Shvain
Shoana Church : Karachay–Cherkess Republic : Veronika Beletskaya
See also: Picturesque landscapes and ancient structures of the Republic of Ingushetia
Paramonovsky warehouses : Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast : Alexander Bendyukov
Ancient half-ruined warehouses of the merchant Elpidifor Paramonov flooded with cold water.
Autumn at the Devil’s gate : Republic of Adygea : Alexander Plekhanov
Underground : Moscow : Artem Zhitenev
A patriot : Moscow : Philip Ndzana
The model Anna Tataeva.
Glagolitic : Saint Petersburg : Andrey Lem
A ballerina Violetta Jirova.
Magic Forest. An alien : Moscow : Evgeniy Milenkiy
The model Alyona Gordeeva.
After the flight : Moscow : Edgaras Vaicikevicius
Awaiting a thunderstorm : Karachay–Cherkess Republic : Svetlana Ivanova
More: 20 wonderful mountain landscapes from Caucasus you must see
A dangerous moment : Moscow : Dmitry Naydin
Ekaterina Tarasova : Saint Petersburg : Victoria Nazarova
Love for animals : Moscow : Sergey Shchelukhin
Beating means love : Moscow Region : Eldar Samedov
There is an old Russian saying ‘If he beats you then he loves you’. And, there is a word game in the title: in Russia ‘to make a tattoo’ can be literally translated as ‘to beat a tattoo’.
On take-off! : Saint Petersburg : Rustam Zagidullin
See also: Russian architecture which looks better from above
A festive parade : Moscow : Victor Berezkin
The festive march ‘Immortal regiment’ in honor of 70 years of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Three days before the victory : Tula, Tula Oblast : Alexey Fokin
This picture was made at the house of veteran Dmitry Bimbirekov, who went through the whole war.
Hermitage : Saint Petersburg : Denis Fedoseyev
Union : Podolsk, Moscow Oblast : Dmitry Ilyin
Victoria Isakova : Saint Petersburg : Danil Golovkin
Burden of merits : Moscow : Pascal Dumont
A veteran of the Great Patriotic War at an event dedicated to a celebration of the victory day.
Untitled : Murmansk Oblast : Ramil Sitdikov
Training centre for the submariners of the Northern fleet.
The Motherland Calls : Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast : Yulia Borovikova
A cosmonaut : Moscow : Alexey Belyansky
Doll : Moscow : Lilia Bondarenko
See also: Fascinating portraits by the photographer Galiya Zhelnova
Sunbathing : Saint Petersburg : Pascal Dumont
Secession : Moscow : Sergey Longrey
The model Natalia Kvint.
Dasha : Moscow : Alexander Vinogradov
More: Expressive portraits of girls by Stanislav Puchkovsky
The look of innocence : Moscow : Fernando Fernando
Katya : Moscow : Vera Fedorova
Photo Source: TheBestOfRussia.ru | Compilation: Sean Sheepskin
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