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November 22, 2019

Quiet Forest

Snow covers the taiga in eastern Russia. National Geographic photographer William Daniels captured this view from the Matvei Mudrov hospital train. The mobile hospital offers basic care and specialized services such as x-rays, ultrasound, and ophthalmology in extremely isolated parts of Russia.

Photograph by William Daniels, National Geographic

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