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Arts and Entertainment, 3rd prize

January 01, 1997

Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

January 01, 1997

Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

January 01, 1997

The Arbatskaya metro station provides the backdrop for Tatyana Rastorgueva as Sylphide. Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

January 01, 1997

Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

January 01, 1997

Gennadiy Yanin leaps into the air in his role of the Golden God from 'La Bayadère'. The location is a gourmet restaurant that used to be a bakery. Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

January 01, 1997

Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

January 01, 1997

Anna Ivanova is portrayed at a tenement building, posing as Aurora from 'The Sleeping Beauty'. Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

January 01, 1997

Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

January 01, 1997

Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

January 01, 1997

A dancer strikes a triumphant pose among symbols of the former Soviet Union. Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

January 01, 1997

Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

January 01, 1997

Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

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People in the News,2nd prize

Joseph McNally

Life

1998 Photo Contest, Arts and Entertainment, 3rd prize
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Joseph McNally

Life

01 January, 1997

Members of the Bolshoi Ballet pose in different locations in Moscow as part of the celebrations marking the city's 850th anniversary.

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