Russian and Soviet winners of World Press Photo

1964, Gennady-Koposov,1st-prize,Features: Fifty-five degrees below in the northern tundra

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/1.jpg 1964, Gennady-Koposov,1st-prize,Features: Fifty-five degrees below in the northern tundra Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/2.jpg 1964, Sergey Boldin, diploma: “64 squares”. International chess tournament at the Pioneers' and Schoolchildren's Palace. Moscow, 1964. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/3.jpg 1964, Yuri Somov, diploma: “Soviet animal tamer Valter Zapashny during his heroic show”. Moscow, 1964. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/4.jpg 1966, Lev Porter, Honorable mention, Features: “Invasion”. North Caucasus. USSR, 1966. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/5.jpg 1967, Victor Akhlomov, diploma: “To Lenin” series. Moscow, 1966. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/6.jpg 1968, Victor Budan, 3rd prize, General Features: “Russian troika”. Russia, Moscow Region, 1968. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/7.jpg 1969, Valentin Sobolev, diploma: “Vietnam War”. Democratic Republic of Vietnam, May 1969. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/8.jpg 1972, Boris Kaufman, 2nd prize, Portraits: “Woman of the mountains” of the “Dagestan Women” series. Patima Ashiulova, the oldest villager. Balkhar aul, Dagestan. December 1972. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/9.jpg 1973, Alex Lickin, 2nd prize, General Features: “Contrasts”. A walrus in a Moscow street. Moscow, February 1973. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/10.jpg 1976, Vjacheslav Bobkov, 3rd prize, Arts and Sciences: “Man and birds – radio-biotelemetry studies” of the “ECG of a flying bird” series. Puhtu Peninsula, Estonia, 1976. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/11.jpg 1977, Juri Belinskiy, 2nd prize, Miscellaneous: Legendary Russian clown Karandash walks with his dogs. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/13.jpg 1978, Valeri-Shustov, 1st prize, Color Picture: “Fire tamers” series. Fire fighting at an oil well. Dagestan, USSR, 19 August 1977. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/14.jpg 1979, Valeri Shustov, 1st prize, Color Picture: “They swim before they walk” series. These children learn to swim before they learn to walk! Diving instructor Sergei Zholus and his wife Olga teach their children Nadya and Kolya to swim as soon as they are born. Moscow, 1979. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/15.jpg 1980, Sergei Guneyev, 3rd prize, Sports: “Steeplechase”. 3,000-metre runners during the 22nd Summer Olympics in Moscow. Moscow, 28 July 1980. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/17.jpg 1981, Victor Zagumyonnov, 3rd prize, Daily Life: “Chukotka people” series. Eskimo walrus hunt. Sireniki village, Provideniya District, Chukotka, August 1980. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/18.jpg 1982, Alexander Lyskin, 1st prize, Nature: “Chukotka graphics”. Chukchi Peninsula, 1982. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/19.jpg 1983, Sergei Kivrin, Honorable mention, Sports: Opening ceremony of Summer Spartakiade in Moscow, USSR Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/20.jpg 1983, Vladimir Chistyakov, 1st prize, Nature: “Ten thousand kilometres in the Arctic” series. A transcontinental trek across the Eurasian part of the USSR into the polar region, organised by the Sovetskaya Rossiya newspaper. Arctic, 1983. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/21.jpg 1984, Viktor Chernov, 1st prize, Arts and Sciences: “Eye surgery”. Professor Svyatoslav Fyodorov performs eye surgery. Moscow, 1984. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/22.jpg 1985, Alexandre Grachtchenkov, 1st prize, Happy News & Humor: A family at Igor Tscharkovsky's Physical Education school Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/23.jpg 1986, Vitali Arutjunov, 3rd prize, Arts and Entertainment: “Maintenance work 101 metres up in the air”. Maintenance operations to preserve the Mamayev Mount monument. Volgograd, 8 August 1986. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/24.jpg 1987, Alexandr Polyakov, Honorable mention, Daily Life: “Nganasan hunters”. Hunters Gennady Porotov and Ignat Uksusnikov in their hunting hut. Taimyr Peninsula, Khatanga District, May 1987. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/25.jpg 1988, Alexandr Polyakov, 3rd prize, Nature: “Shooting of wild reindeer” series. USSR, Taimyr Peninsula. 1988. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/0.jpg 1989, Ivan Kurtov, 1st prize, Daily Life: On V-Day Anatoly Golimbievsky, a heavily decorated veteran who lost both legs in the Second World War, acknowledges the salute of four young sailors. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/26.jpg 1989, Anatoly Iolis, 3rd prize, Daily Life: “Girls’ prison” series. At a correctional penitentiary facility for girls. USSR 1984-1989. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/27.jpg 1996, Alexander Zemlyanichenko, 3rd prize, People in the News: In the run up to the Russian Presidential election, Boris Yeltsin joins the band. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/28.jpg 2000, Vladimir Velengurin, 3rd prize, People in the News: “Sniper”. Chechen Republic, Grozny. 5 September 2000. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/29.jpg 2003, Sergey Maximishin, 1st prize, Arts and Entertainment: “Amateur actors of the ‘Naïve Theatre Company’ drinking tea at Psychological Facility No. 7”. St Petersburg, 2003. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

http://nl.media.rbth.ru/all/2011/0406/galleries/14122/30.jpg 2004, Yuri Kozyrev, 2nd prize, Spot News: “Tragedy in Beslan. After the release” series. The terrorist invasion of School No. 1 in Beslan. North Ossetia, Beslan, 3 September 2004. Courtesy of RUSSPRESSPHOTO

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