Valery Melnikov was known in Russia for the huge New Year’s cards he created on the ice and snow of a frozen river in the country’s Far East. After he died in October at the age of 72 after contracting COVID-19, residents of his home region of Amur decided to continue the tradition he started.
Originally published at – https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-artist-s-giant-holiday-cards-live-on-in-the-snow/30978513.html
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