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Photo exhibition about Russia opened in Vienna

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Photo exhibition about Russia opened in Vienna


04.08.2020

Photo credit: Marina Longortova / rs.gov.ru

A photo exhibition entitled Russian Civilization has opened in the Austrian capital. It was organized by the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo, the agency's website reports. The exhibition is held online. The exhibits were the works of the winners of the competition of the same name.

About 5,000 photographers and photo artists from more than 30 countries took part in the 3rd Russian Civilization competition. The winners and laureates were chosen in several directions, such as nature, architecture, traditions of the peoples of Russia and others. The exhibition is organized by the Federal Agency for Nationalities of Russia.

The pictures captured people of different generations and nationalities, masterpieces of architecture, historical and natural sights, moments of everyday life, representing the folk traditions of endless Russia.

The exhibition is dedicated to the Russian world as a set of spiritual, moral and material forms of existence of the Russian nature and peoples, who have lived with them as one family for centuries.

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