Three RIA Novosti photojournalists – Alexei Malgavko, Alexander Kryazhev and Vitaly Ankov – have been named as winners of the 12th edition of the national Russia’s Patriots media competition.

Three RIA Novosti photojournalists – Alexei Malgavko, Alexander Kryazhev and Vitaly Ankov – have been named as winners of the 12th edition of the national Russia’s Patriots media competition.
Photo: Teenagers getting ready for a disco at the House of Culture in the village of Yekaterininskoye, Omsk region. Photo by Alexei Malgavko.
Photo: Teenagers getting ready for a disco at the House of Culture in the village of Yekaterininskoye, Omsk region. Photo by Alexei Malgavko.

Malgavko won first prize in the “Young Russia” category for a photo essay depicting the life and problems faced by young people in the village of Yekaterininskoye, Omsk region.

Young people outside the House of Culture in Yekaterininskoye. Photo by Alexei Malgavko.

Teenagers dance at a disco in the village House of Culture. Photo by Alexei Malgavko.

Young people relax outside the village House of Culture. Photo by Alexei Malgavko.

Kryazhev won the second prize in the “We, The Russians” category for a photo series called “Teachers Adopt Orphans” in the Village of Ivankino, Novosibirsk Region.
Photo: Grigory, the adopted son of Svetlana Yalotnskaya, a teacher at the secondary school in Ivankino. Photo by Alexander Kryazhev.
Photo: Grigory, the adopted son of Svetlana Yalotnskaya, a teacher at the secondary school in Ivankino. Photo by Alexander Kryazhev.

Ivankino secondary school principal Nikolai Khomenko and his adopted son, Sergei, work on their farm. Photo by Alexander Kryazhev.

Thirteen students have been adopted by school teachers and staff. School principal Nikolai Khomenko and his adopted son, Sergei. Photo by Alexander Kryazhev.

Deputy principal Lyudmila Zavarzina and her husband, who are raising nine children, of whom seven are adopted, taking a walk. Photo by Alexander Kryazhev.

Lera, top, the adopted daughter of teacher Galina Yenets, plays on the swings in the school playground. Photo by Alexander Kryazhev.

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Vitaly Ankov won the third prize in the “My Russia” category for a series of photos on Vladivostok called “Where Russia Begins.”
Photo: A religious procession on Okeansky Avenue in Vladivostok. Photograph by Vitaly Ankov.
Photo: A religious procession on Okeansky Avenue in Vladivostok. Photograph by Vitaly Ankov.

A marine in a helicopter during a joint marine and air force exercise in Russia’s Eastern Military District. Photo by Vitaly Ankov.

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“I Love Vladivostok” flash mob on the bridge across Zolotoy Rog Bay. Photo by Vitaly Ankov.

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A whale-trainer stands in front of a group of white whales at the Oceanarium under construction Russky Island off the coast of Vladivostok. Photo by Vitaly Ankov.

The aim of the Russia’s Patriots contest is to encourage a vivid and comprehensive coverage of themes reflecting the traditions and the contemporary goals of patriotic education. The contest is held as part of the Patriotic Education in Russia state program.
Photo: A man gathers shellfish in Ussuri Bay as Typhoon Sanba sends waves crashing onto the shore. Photo by Vitaly Ankov.
Photo: A man gathers shellfish in Ussuri Bay as Typhoon Sanba sends waves crashing onto the shore. Photo by Vitaly Ankov.
