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Sergey Vasiliev
Vecherny Chelyabinsk
Vecherny Chelyabinsk
01 December, 1977
A child being born in a maternity hospital in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Sergey Vasiliev
Sergey Vailiev has worked as a staff photographer for Vecherny Chelyabinsk, since the newspaper published its first issue in 1968. He is also the president of the Chelyabinsk Pho...
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