Launching the stern section of a Mistral-class amphibious assault ship at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg. The ship will be christened the Sevastopol.30.04.2014#2420318
Complexions Contemporary Ballet (US) performs during the Innervisions program at the Dance Open modern dance festival in St. Petersburg.23.04.2014#2416902
The Peter and Paul Fortress and the Peter and Paul Cathedral on Zayachy Island seen from the Neva River. The navigation season started on April 15.15.04.2014#2412749
Zenit St. Petersburg's Luis Neto, left, and Rubin Kazan's Sardar Azmoun during the Russian Football Premier League's Round 24 match.06.04.2014#2408780
Footprints on the shore of the Gulf of Finland in the resort area of St. Petersburg.05.04.2014#2408725
Alexei Tyutyunnik as Eros and Viktoria Tereshkina as Sylvia during a dress rehearsal of Sylvia at the Marrinsky Theatre during the 14th Mariinsky International Ballet Festival in St. Petersburg.02.04.2014#2407260
A view from the Embankment of the Fontanka River at the St Petersburg State Art and Industry Academy, named after Alexander von Stieglitz.30.03.2014#2405926
Alice the fox in an enclosure on the territory of the Veles, a Russian quarantine center for wild animals in the village of Rappolovo, Leningrad Region.27.03.2014#2404224
A fireworks display above the Fisht Stadium during the closing ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.23.02.2014#2388430
Canada's short track speed skaters during the 3000 relay in the women's short track speed skating at the XXIII Winter Olympics in Sochi.18.02.2014#2379298
Victor An (Russia) during a race in the 500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.18.02.2014#2379049
Rasmus Stjerne Hansen (Denmark) during the round robin tournament of the men’s curling competition between the Danish and Swedish national teams, at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.12.02.2014#2369154
A toy on the stand with British sports fans during the round robin tournament of the men’s curling competition between the Swiss and British national teams, at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.12.02.2014#2368983
The Olympic cauldron and fountains in Olympic Park are tested ahead of the opening of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.30.01.2014#2354619
A rally and a flower-laying ceremony at the Lenin monument near the Finland Railway Station in St. Petersburg.21.01.2014#2350879
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod's head coach Pēteris Skudra during the Kontinental Hockey League's regular season match between Torpedo and SKA St. Petersburg.19.01.2014#2350017