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Russia's Street Art Festival Unveils Sky-High Spray-Painting

As part of Russia's Urban Morphogenesis Street Art Festival, spectacular displays of graffiti have been put on display in the Moscow region district of Odintsovo. The murals were painted over 35,000 square meters in 30 days.

Here are some of our favorites:

This large-scale project is meant to be the biggest of its kind in the world.
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Famous artists from 26 countries around the world recreated a part of their own countries' cultures and traditions in their monumental paintings.
Denis Voronin / Moskva News Agency
Ahead of the festival, 36 facades of different 20-story buildings were painted.
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The festival is designed to encourage younger Russians to utilize creative platforms and explore modern art trends and their accompanying global street cultures.
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The festival also features seminars and workshops with famous artists.
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You might even be able to see this mural of Russian cosmonaut Yury Gagarin from space.
Denis Voronin / Moskva News Agency
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