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Russia's brightest students were rewarded for their scholarly achievements with their first Vienna ball in Moscow in a throw-back to a bygone era of imperial splendor.
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Young Russians waltz night away at Viennese Ball after pandemic halt
A participant uses her smartphone backstage before the 18th annual Viennese Ball charity event at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia May 29, 2021.
Participants dance during the 18th annual Viennese Ball charity event at GostinyDvor in Moscow, Russia May 29, 2021.
Participants prepare backstage ahead of the 18th annual Viennese Ball charity event at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia May 29, 2021. Good grades are not the only prerequisite for an invite to the ball.
Participants dance during the 18th annual Viennese Ball charity event at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia May 29, 2021.
Participants dance during the 18th annual Viennese Ball charity event at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia May 29, 2021.
Participants dance during the 18th annual Viennese Ball charity event at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia May 29, 2021.
Participants dance during the 18th annual Viennese Ball charity event at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia May 29, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
A participant prepares backstage ahead of the 18th annual Viennese Ball charity event at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia May 29, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Participants are seen backstage ahead of the 18th annual Viennese Ball charity event at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia May 29, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Participants attend the 18th annual Viennese Ball charity event at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia May 29, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina