Seven Wonders of Russia

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The Seven Wonders of Russia as determined by a project organized by the newspaper Izvestia , Radio Mayak , and the television channel Russia . The competition took place in three stages from 1 October 2007 through 1 June 2008, with the final results declared in Moscow's Red Square on 12 June 2008.

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Seven Wonders of Russia

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1 Lake Baikal Irkutsk Oblast, Buryatia
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2 Valley of Geysers Kamchatka Krai
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3 Mamayev Kurgan Volgograd Oblast
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4 Peterhof Saint Petersburg
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5 Saint Basil's Cathedral Moscow
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6 Manpupuner rock formations Komi Republic
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7 Mount Elbrus Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay–Cherkessia
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