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Feature Picture - 1st prize

December 01, 1977

Woman giving birth in a maternity hospital in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

December 01, 1977

Woman giving birth in a maternity hospital in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

December 01, 1977

Woman giving birth in a maternity hospital in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

December 01, 1977

A child being born in a maternity hospital in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

December 01, 1977

Woman giving birth in a maternity hospital in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

January 01, 1977

A father is being presented with his newborn child in a maternity hospital in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

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Sergey Vasiliev

Vecherny Chelyabinsk

1978 Photo Contest - Feature Picture - 1st prize
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Sergey Vasiliev

Vecherny Chelyabinsk

01 December, 1977

Woman giving birth in a maternity hospital in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

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Sergey Vasiliev

Sergey Vailiev has worked as a staff photographer for Vecherny Chelyabinsk, since the newspaper published its first issue in 1968. He is also the president of the Chelyabinsk Pho...

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