People lay flowers to the Motherland monument at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery during a ceremony to commemorate those who died during the Nazi siege of Leningrad, in St. Petersburg, Russia. The siege of Leningrad began on September 8, 1941, and lasted until January 27, 1944.08.09.2021#6646348
Belarus opposition stages an unauthorized protest in Minsk against the Russia-Belarus military exercise Zapad 2017.08.09.2017#3188725
Participants in the commemorative event marking the onset of the Siege of Leningrad are seen here during the Immortal Regiment march.08.09.2017#3188671
Petar Zanev (Amkar), left, during the Russian Football Premier League Round 9 match between FC Amkar (Perm) and PFC CSKA (Moscow).08.09.2017#3188633
From left: Allahshukur Pashazadeh, the spiritual leader of Azerbaijan and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, and Catholicos Karekin II of All Armenians, the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, at a meeting in Moscow.08.09.2017#3188496
September 8, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin views a showroom of small and medium-size businesses engaged in 'digital economy' as he visits the ER-Telecom Holding in Perm. Second right: Acting Governor of the Perm Territory Maxim Reshetnikov.08.09.2017#3188440
Ignacio Rodriguez and Joan Bertoli (Spain) during the men's 4000m individual pursuit race at the 15th Summer Paralympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.08.09.2016#2931780
A young Brazilian fan supports the team during the match between the Brazilian and Argentine teams in women's wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games.08.09.2016#2931717
Participants in the patriotic event "Immortal Leningrad" in St. Petersburg timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the Siege of Leningrad.08.09.2016#2931683
A PTS-2 amphibious transport vehicle carrying a Kamaz truck crosses a water obstacle during a military machine demonstration at the Alabino training ground held as part of the international military-technical forum ARMY-2016.08.09.2016#2931029
A Brazilian fan before the opening ceremony of the 15th Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.08.09.2016#2930739
Prize winners in individual competitions in ball exercises at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart (Germany) during the award ceremony (from left to right): Margarita Mamun (Russia) -- silver medal; Yana Kudryavtseva (Russia) -- gold medal; and Melitina Stanyuta (Belarus ) -- bronze medal.08.09.2015#2695517
Alexander Kerzhakov, right, and Liechtenstein's Sandro Wieser in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier between the national teams of Russia and Liechtenstein.08.09.2014#2490644
Participants in the performance, part of the Borodino Day military and patriotic festival, September 8, 1991.08.09.1991#2276890
Participants of a theatrical show presented at the State Borodino War and History Museum and Reserve on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino.08.09.1987#1347451
Russia's Mikhail Zimin, gold medalist in the men's 100m breaststroke SB12 at the 14th Paralympics in London, during the award ceremony.08.09.2012#1233432
Soviet soldiers of the formation of General Major Ivanov-Valavin laying wreaths on the tombs of the Soviet soldiers who died in 1941-1945. The city of Mladá Boleslav (Czechoslovak SSR).08.09.1968#1025488
Tatyana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov performing the free skating at the open trial skating of the Russian national figure skating team.08.09.2011#956499
Harbin. September 8, 1945. Soviet army parade to honor victory over imperialist Japan. Reproduction of illustrations from the book "History of the Great Patriotic War. Volume 5".08.09.1945#862072
Air gymnasts performing at the Moscow circus on Vernadsky Avenue under the direction of Merited Artist of the RSFSR A.Khazova.08.09.1973#783024
Angela Davis, an American social leader and a member of the Communist Party of the USA, interviewed by Soviet and foreign journalists in the House of Journalists, Moscow. September 1972.08.09.1972#776942
A physics class in Vladivostok school No.23 which specializes in math and physics. Germany's PHYWE presented the school with physics lab equipment as approved by the city administration.08.09.2010#755161
Leonid Brezhnev and Aleksei Kosygin visit Hungarian Agricultural Exhibition during the Soviet government delegation's visit to Hungary.08.09.1967#570656
Fom right: Garri Kasparov playing against Anatoly Karpov during a rematch in Leningrad, now called St. Petersburg.08.09.1986#529382
Chairman of the Central Election Committee of the Russian Federation Vladimir Churov during his interview with journalists.08.09.2009#448371
Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze, left, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Photo courtesy of Nino Meliya.08.09.2000#447774
President Boris Yeltsin meeting with Chairman of the Lithuanian Supreme Soviet Vitautas Landsbergis. The meeting was attended by Chairman of the USSR Supreme Soviet Ruslan Khasbulatov.07.09.1992#420478
A moment during the match between the Russian national football team and Ireland's national team of EURO-2004 qualifiers in Dublin. The teams drew 1:1.08.09.2003#390005
From left: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso during the meeting at Meiendorf Castle outside Moscow, September 08, 2008.08.09.2008#339195
Mikhail Sidorychev, winner of Russian and world strength sports contests, demonstrating vigorous exercises to the citizens of Rostov-on-Don during the Power Extreme Show. 08.09.2007#165178
Georgia's Maya Chiburdanidze becomes women's world chess champion for a third time after winning a match with Irina Levitina of Leningrad, 1984.08.09.1984#149000
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and leader of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas (left to right) meeting in Ramallah.08.09.2006#133700
Maya Plisetskaya, People's Artist of the USSR, having her portrait painted by the Swedish artist Zoia Lagercranz.08.09.1978#76584
Residents of Cheboksary city greet Pilot-Cosmonaut of the U.S.S.R. Andriyan Nikolayev (center).08.09.1962#66401
Soldiers of the 2nd Ukrainian Front treating Batasani district residents to their tobacco.08.09.1944#61579
Fishermen from Brivais Vilnis fishing cooperative checking nets before putting to sea.08.09.1989#25898
Academician Andrei Tupolev [left] with his granddaughter [second left] at Vnukovo airfield.28.06.1959#8234
Joseph Stalin and Semyon Budyonny, (in the forefront) Lavrenty Beria, Nikolai Bulganin and Anastas Mikoyan (in the background) going to Red Square to take part in a Tankmen's Day parade.08.09.1946#3833
