From left: Art Director of Mariinsky Theatre Valery Gergiev and Russian Culture Minister Alexander Avdeev seen during the announcement of the winner of bid to build St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre's second stage, which is VIPS Group.

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Art Director of Mariinsky Theatre Valery Gergiev seen during the announcement of the winner of bid to build St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre's second stage, which is VIPS Group.

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Art Director of Mariinsky Theatre Valery Gergiev, left, and Russian Culture Minister Alexander Avdeev seen during the announcement of the winner of bid to build St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre's second stage, which is VIPS Group.

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Sberbank CEO Gherman Gref, center, seen during the announcement of the winner of bid to build St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre's second stage, which is VIPS Group.

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Art Director of Mariinsky Theatre Valery Gergiev seen during the announcement of the winner of bid to build St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre's second stage, which is VIPS Group.

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A miniature of the Mariinsky Theatre's second stage in St. Petersburg which is to be built by VIPS Group.

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A miniature of the Mariinsky Theatre's second stage in St. Petersburg which is to be built by VIPS Group.

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A miniature of the Mariinsky Theatre's second stage in St. Petersburg which is to be built by VIPS Group.

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A miniature of the Mariinsky Theatre's second stage in St. Petersburg which is to be built by VIPS Group.

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