From left:SKA's Kevin Dallman, Salavat Yulaev's Antti Pihlstrom, and SKA's goaltender Alexander Salak at the Kontinental Hockey League regular championship's match between SKA St Petersburg and Salavat Yulaev Ufa.28.12.2013#2344122
View of the Vasilevsky Island spit and the Rostral Columns from the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.25.12.2013#2342762
Masha, daughter of the proprietress of a farm for breeding American miniature horses Elena Chistyakova in Scotney village, Leningrad region, with her pet.19.12.2013#2340190
Actress Sophia Kvaratskheliya as little Pola Negri in a scene from the 3D-musical directed by Janusz Juzefovicha in the DC Lensoviet.18.12.2013#2339844
Viewers watching the 3D-musical Pola Negri directed by Janusz Juzefovicha in the DC Lensoviet.18.12.2013#2339822
Denise Vale, choreographer and senior artistic associate of the world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company, during her open modern dance lesson for students of Boris Eifman Dance Academy, the St. Petersburg-based state educational institution of secondary vocational education.04.12.2013#2331971
From left: Scotland's Claire Hamilton, Eve Muirhead and Vicky Adams during the curling match between Scottish and Russian women's national teams at the European Curling Championships 2013 in Stavanger.23.11.2013#2325193
Blacksmiths from Pskov and St Petersburg give a master class on Manezhnaya Square in St Petersburg ahead of the opening of the smithcraft exhibition "The Philosophy of Metal" as part of the project "Artistic Metal, 21st Century" at the Museum "The Russian Levsha," St Petersburg.14.11.2013#2319385
Czech goaltender Jakub Kovář, right, at the Karjala Cup, 2013-14 Euro Hockey Tour's second stage match between the national teams of Finland and the Czech Republic.09.11.2013#2316737
A priest during the religious procession in honor of the Appearance of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, in St. Petersburg.04.11.2013#2313409
Maria Litke in the duo of Iolanta and Count Vaudémont from the opera Iolanta at the gala performance staged to mark the 180th anniversary of St. Petersburg's Mikhailovsky Theater.27.10.2013#2309075
Visitors observing Pablo Picasso's paintings "Playing Cards, "Pots and Lemon" and "Glass and Apple" at the unveiling ceremony of the 20th-century masterpieces from the Albertina collection, the Hermitage, St.Petersburg.08.10.2013#2297779
FC Austria player Philipp Hosiner pictured during the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League group stage match between FC Zenit (St.Petersburg) and FC Austria (Austria, Vienna).01.10.2013#2293558
Russia's Vasily Berezutsky, on top, and Elyaniv Barda of Israel during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between the national teams of Russia and Israel.10.09.2013#2281891
Konstantin Kinchev, leader of the band Alisa, during the Russian Football Premier League 5th round match between FC Zenit St. Petersburg and FC Anji Makhachkala.17.08.2013#2266371
Zenit's Cristian Ansaldi, left, and Anji's Samuel Eto'o in the Russian Football Premier League 5th round match between FC Zenit St. Petersburg and FC Anji Makhachkala.17.08.2013#2266351
Hungary's Dora Vass competes in the last of eight 2013 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series events in St. Petersburg.16.08.2013#2265529
A view of a sculpture at the Grand Cascade and the Church Building museum of the Grand Peterhof Palace in the Lower Park of the State Peterhof Museum Reserve.10.08.2013#2261683
Spectators during the closing ceremony of the 27th World University Summer Games at "Kazan Arena" stadium in Kazan.17.07.2013#2247957
Iinna Cherniak (Ukraine) during the final bout against Anna Kharitonova (Russia) of the women’s sambo wrestling competition in the …kg division at the 27th World University Summer Games in Kazan.15.07.2013#2244648
Koki Niwa (Japan) during the finals of the mixed doubles table tennis at the 27th World University Summer Games in Kazan.13.07.2013#2242240
Febriyani Sonia Lestari (Indonesia) in the women's weightlifting competition in the under 69kg division at the 27th World University Summer Games in Kazan.10.07.2013#2230262
Kum Chol Cha (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) during the men's weightlifting competition in the under 62kg division at the 27th World University Summer Games in Kazan.08.07.2013#2222418
A view of St Peter the Great Bridge as it rises during white nights in St Petersburg.25.06.2013#2208902
A view of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood) from the Field of Mars, St. Petersburg.12.06.2013#2201868
The Tulip Festival opened in Kirov Park on Yelagin Island, St. Petersburg. Over 40,000 tulips of 40 kinds came into bloom this year.18.05.2013#1471839
View of the city from the second stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater, St Petersburg. theater, opening15.05.2013#1468830
Nona self-propelled mortars on St. Petersburg's Palace Square during the military parade marking the 68th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.09.05.2013#1465156
Zenit St. Petersburg's Alexander Anyukov in the Russian Football Cup's semifinal match against Anzhi Makhachkala.08.05.2013#1464859
From left: Zenit players Konstantin Zyryanov, Miguel Danny and Alexander Bukharov celebrate after scoring a goal in the 27th-round Russian Football Premier League match between football clubs Zenit (St. Petersburg) and Alania (Vladikavkaz).04.05.2013#1462654
Dancers of the Semperoper Dresden Ballett perform the ballet "Spazio-Tempo" choreographed by Jacopo Godani, during the Twelfth International Ballet Festival DANCE OPEN at the Alexandrinsky Theater, St. Petersburg.19.04.2013#1452032
From left: Kuban's goalie Alexander Belenov, Kuban's Angel Dealbert and Zenit's Axel Witsel in a quarterfinal Russian Cup 2012/13 match between football clubs Zenit (St. Petersburg) and Kuban (Krasnodar).17.04.2013#1449550
The lobby of the Second Stage at the State Academic Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg.16.04.2013#1447735
Viewers during the acoustical testing of the new stage at the State Academic Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg.16.04.2013#1447728
Norwegian team's captain Eirik Mjøen, center, plays in the match between the Norwegian and Russian men's national teams during the World Junior Curling Championships, at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia.07.03.2013#1401835
Russia's Dmitry Mironov, left, and Sergei Glukhov play in the match between the Russian and Swedish national teams during the World Junior Curling Championships, at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia.02.03.2013#1396462
Russia's Alina Kovalyova, right, and Denmark's Isabella Klemmensen during the warm-up before the World Junior Curling at the Ledyanoy Kub curling center in Sochi.28.02.2013#1393180
Russia's Sergei Ignashevich (background) and Iceland's Alfred Finnbogasonn in a friendly match between the national teams of Russia and Iceland.07.02.2013#1365813
Dynamo goaltender Alexander Sharychenkov, left, and SKA players Kevin Dallman, center, and Petr Prucha in the Kontinental Hockey League regular season match between HC SKA St. Petersburg and HC Dynamo Moscow.01.02.2013#1360259
A participant of the unauthorized Strategy 31 protest at the Gostiny Dvor metro station in St. Petersburg.31.01.2013#1358867
Passengers get on the fast electric train "Swallow" after its presentation in St.Petersburg.23.01.2013#1348907
SKA goalie Ilya Yezhov fails to make a save. The Kontinental Hockey League, SKA vs. Dynamo Moscow.19.01.2013#1345118
