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Russia's Frozen Beauty

Plosky Tolbachnik volcano erupts in Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. Alexander Petrov / AP
A member of an expedition group stands on the edge of a newly formed crater on the Yamal Peninsula, northern Siberia. Vladimir Pushkarev / Reuters
A polar bear on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean. Maxim Deminov / White Bear Program
A motor boat sails along the Yenisei River outside the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, where the air temperature has plummeted to about minus 20 degrees. Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
A Siberian Husky is seen on the surface of a frozen lake in the northern Murmansk region. Vladimir Polyansky / VK
A sheath of cracked ice points towards a lonely island in the middle of Lake Baikal. Anton Petrus / Barcroft Media / TASS
A man walks past snow-covered trees in a park in Russia's southern city of Stavropol, with the air temperature reaching minus 8 degrees Celsius. Eduard Korniyenko / Reuters
Swans gather on a partially ice-covered lake as steam ascends above the water near the village of Urozhainy, Sovetsky district of the Altai region. Andrei Kasprishin / Reuters
Russia's Murmansk region, where controversial Russian movie "Leviathan" was filmed. Sergei Dolya / sergeydolya.livejournal.com

Russia's harsh and unforgiving winter provides a backdrop like no other for the world's best photographers. The Moscow Times has compiled a selection of the very best photos celebrating Russia's stunning natural beauty.

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