Premiere of the Sadko opera, Velikiy Novgorod

Victor Lutsyuk as Sadko in a scene from the Sadko opera, under the baton of Valery Gergiev, the premiere of which took place at the walls of the St. Sophia Cathedral.Velikiy Novgorod, Russia June 13, 2011

"Fabulous New Year's Eve at the Vitoslavlitsy Museum

An actor in a bun costume greets guests during A Fabulous New Year's Eve at the Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Wooden Architecture. Novgorod region, RussiaJanuary 1, 2012

Seeing off Shrovetide

Shrovetide in the town of Tchistopol.Republic of Tatarstan, Russia February 13, 2010

Folklore and crafts festival at the Vitoslavlitsy Museum

Participants in the XXXVI Traditional Festival of Folklore and Handicrafts“News that the people are feasting in the village and reaches the town...” at the Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Wooden Architecture.In the background - Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

Bobrovka Village in the Omsk region

A resident of the village of Bobrovka knits socks.

Omsk region, Russia
February 10, 2012

Making burkas in a Dagestan village

Fitting the final burka

Women of the Abutalipov family, living in the Dagestani village of Rahati, make an item of traditional Caucasian mountain clothing - the burka.

Only a few families produce burkas in the Caucasus region.

Republic of Dagestan, Russia
June 21, 2010

Elk Farm in the Altai Republic

A herd of deer in a farm paddock of the Abaiskiy Elk Agricultural Production Cooperative in the village of Souzar.

Altai Krai, Russia
June 13, 2010

Sheperd-thousanders in the town of Kara-sug in the Republic of Tyva

A herd of sheep owned by herders-thousanders - spouses Ondar Dugar-ool Davai-oolovich and Chasyg Sotpaevna

Their pasture is located in the town of Kara-sug, in the Pii-Khem district of the Republic of Tyva.

Republic of Tyva, Russia
August 17, 2011

Planting potatoes in the village of Bobrovka in the Omsk region

Man plowing the field after planting potatoes in the village of Bobrovka of the Omsk region

Omsk region, Russia
May 26, 2012

Recreational smelt and saffron cod fishing in Amur Bay

Fishermen catching fish in Amur Bay

Primorsky Krai, Russia
January 3, 2012

Recreational smelt and saffron cod fishing in Amur Bay

Fishermen catching fish in Amur Bay

Primorsky Krai, Russia
January 3, 2012

Fishermen from the Dobrowolskiy fishing farm fishing for herring in the Gulf of Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad, Russia
April 13, 2011

4 to 5 dog racing teams having covered 10km during the 2012 Samara sled race

Samara, Russia
January 7, 2012

Landscape adjacent to Lake Kazinoi-Am in the Vedeno district of the Chechen Republic

Chechen Republic, Russia
July 30, 2013

Cities of Russia, Valdai

Dawn on Lake Valdai

View of the Valdai Iverskiy Svyatoozersky The Virgin Monastery

Valdai, Novgorod region, Russia
October 15, 2011

Cities of Russia, Vladivostok

View of the Tokarevskiy Lighthouse in Vladivostok

Vladivostok, Russia
May 22, 2012

Cities of Russia, Vladivostok

Vessels at anchor in the Eastern Bosphorus Strait in Vladivostok

Vladivostok, Russia
May 22, 2012

Cities of Russia, Astrakhan

Sovetskaya street in Astrakhan

Astrakhan, Russia
April 15, 2012

Lake Baikal

View of Lake Baikal

Severobaykalsk, Irkutsk region, Russia
August 14, 2011

Cities of Russia, Sochi

View of the town beach, a water park and sea port in Sochi

Sochi, Russia
June 6, 2012

Celebrating graduates’ "Last Call" 

Graduates cross the Red Square during the celebration of the "Last Call"

Moscow, Russia
May 25, 2012

Russia vs. Slovakia, 2012 World Cup Hockey Final

The Russian hockey team celebrates its win in the final match of the World Championship in 2012, between the national teams of Russia and Slovakia.

Helsinki, Finland
May 20, 2012

Posting of the Presidential Regiment

Ceremonial horse and foot posting of the Presidential Regiment on Cathedral Square in the Kremlin

Moscow, Russia
September 17, 2004

Snowfall in Moscow

Strollers pass by the monument to Ivan Krylov during a snowfall in Moscow

Moscow, Russia
January 3, 2012

Velikoretskiy religious pilgrimage in the Kirov region

A pilgrim during the Velikoretskiy religious pilgrimage, near the village of Monastery in the Kirov region

Kirov region, Russia
June 3, 2012

Festive Christmas service in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill, presides over the festive Christmas Night Service in honor of the Nativity, in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

Moscow, Russia
January 6, 2012

Cities of Russia, Grozniy

Heart of Chechnya Mosque, named by Akhmad Kadyrov, in the center of Grozniy

Grozniy, Chechnya, Russia
January 30, 2012

Regions of Russia, Altai Republic

Pasture in the Kosh-Agachskiy region of Altai

Altai Republic, Russia
April 13, 2011

Horse racing championship, Republic of Tyva

Riders taking part in a 20km race during the Republic of Tyva racing championship

The championship is dedicated to the Naadym-2011 stockbreeders' holiday and the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of Tyva.

Republic of Tyva, Russia
August 8, 2011

Sabantuy-2011, Moscow city festival

A participant wearing the Bashkir national costume takes part in the Sabantui celebration, held in the Kolomenskoye Moscow Museum-Reserve.

Moscow, Russia
July 2, 2011

Regions of Russia, Vologda region

View of the St. Kirill-Belozerskiy monastery in the town of Kirillov, in the Vologda region

Kirillov, Vologda region, Russia
November 22, 2011

Angara River

View of the Angara River, near the Boguchanskaya hydroelectric power plant

Krasnoyarsk, Russia
July 28, 2011

Ehor Night National Dance Festival, Buryatia

Young participants in the Ehor Night traditional folk dancing festival, hand in hand, performing the famous Buryat, singing and dancing in a ring (ehor) at the Ethnographic Museum of the Zabaikalie region

Republic of Buryatia, Russia
July 16, 2011

Ehor Night National Dance Festival, Buryatia

Participants in the Ehor Night traditional folk dance festival at the Ethnographic Museum of the Zabailalie region just before their performance

Republic of Buryatia, Russia
July 16, 2011

View of the city, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy

The city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, as seen from Avachinskaya bay

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
Kamchatka Russia,
August 17, 2011

Regions of Russia, The Kuril Islands, Iturup

Volcanic cinders left after an eruption of the Bogdan Khmelnytskiy volcano on the island of Iturup Island in the Kuril Islands

Sakhalin region, Russia
August 21, 2011