Metropolitan Varsonofy of Saransk and Mordovia, left, and Metropolitan Yuvenaly of Krutitsk and Kolomna, at a meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.25.12.2013#2342481
Project by artist Irina Nakhova "Untitled" at the awards ceremony of the Kandinsky Prize 2013 in the former Udarnik cinema in Moscow.12.12.2013#2337169
From right: Tomas Motskus as Mark, Ksenia Kutepova as Yelena and Alexei Kolubkov as Josef in Ivan Vyrypaev's play "Summer Wasps May Sting in November," staged by Sigrid Strom Reibo at the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Theater.06.12.2013#2333115
During the first congress of Cossack confessors "Orthodoxy is spiritual and moral foundation for Cossack mindset" in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow.05.12.2013#2332435
Liya Akhedzhakova in a scene from The Gin Game by Donald L. Coburn directed by Galina Volchek for the Sovremennik theater.27.11.2013#2328194
Actor Fyodor Dobronravov during the dress rehearsal of the play Unforgettable Acquaintances staged by director Sergei Nadtochiyev at Moscow's Satire Theater.16.11.2013#2320928
Group portrait of the Romanov dynasty in the interactive exhibition "Orthodox Russia. Romanovs" dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the imperial dynasty in the Moscow Manezh.04.11.2013#2313579
A woman in the interactive exhibition "Orthodox Russia. Romanovs" dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the imperial dynasty in the Moscow Manezh.04.11.2013#2313557
Metropolitan Pavel of Ryzan and Mikhailov at the opening of the 17th World Russian People's Council entitled "Russia as Civilization. United Society and Future of the Russian People" at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.31.10.2013#2311204
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, center, conducts a a consecration of the church of Saint George of Lydda in Surgut.21.09.2013#2288002
Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill consecrates a floating chapel at the junction of the rivers Irtysh and Ob in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug.19.09.2013#2286960
A floating chapel at the junction of the Irtysh and Ob rivers in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area.19.09.2013#2286957
A soldier at a Russian military base in Gudauta, Republic of Abkhazia, during a military exercise.06.09.2013#2281292
Priests during a public prayer, devoted to the celebration of the 1,025th anniversary of Christianization of Kiev Rus, at Volodymyrska Hill in Kiev.27.07.2013#2253933
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia, center, on pilgrimage to Mt. Athos monastic community as part of his visit to Greece.04.06.2013#1484190
An old man at the Petraki Synodal Monastery, during a service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.03.06.2013#1482497
A Greek priest administers communion to members of the congregation at the Church of St. Panteleimon in Athens during the Divine Liturgy conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia with Archbishop Hieronymos II of Athens and All Greece.02.06.2013#1481602
A nun at a service in the Church of the Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens.01.06.2013#1481494
Greek policemen welcome Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Athens airport.01.06.2013#1481489
The clergy seen at a religious procession as part of the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture celebrations.24.05.2013#1475755
A nun attends a liturgy at the Patriarchal Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin as part of the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture celebrations.24.05.2013#1475747
A nun of the Novo-Tikhvinsky Convent holds an icon during the consecration of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.19.05.2013#1472565
Orthodox priests during the Easter service at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.05.05.2013#1462852
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill during the Divine Liturgy held on the Holy Thursday in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.02.05.2013#1461531
Dancers of the Finnish National Ballet rehearse the one-act ballet "Bella Figura" choreographed by Jiří Kylián, at Moscow's State Academic Bolshoi Theater.17.04.2013#1449177
Actor Alexander Filippenko during the one-man show "A demarche Enthusiasts" in the Politeater.14.04.2013#1445949
Detail of the "Monument to Victims of Stalinist Repression" by Boris Messerer on view in a retrospective exhibition at the State Tretyakov Gallery.10.04.2013#1441435
"White Nights" series by painter Boris Messerer at the retrospective exhibition dedicated to his 80th birthday. The State Tretyakov Gallery.10.04.2013#1441433
Roza Shmukler as Dishwasher Irma and Ivan Vakulenko as Pierre in a scene from the newly staged play The Madwoman of Chaillot based on the same-name play by Jean Giraudoux and directed by Pyotr Fomenko at the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Theater.01.04.2013#1432201
Galina Tyunina as Aurelia, the Madwoman of Chaillot, center, Nikita Tyunin, Yuri Butorin, from left, and Oleg Niryan, Yevgeny Tsyganov, from right, in a scene from the newly staged play The Madwoman of Chaillot based on the same-name play by Jean Giraudoux and directed by Pyotr Fomenko at the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Theater.01.04.2013#1432194
Conductor Mariss Jansons performs at a concert that is held within the frameworks of the IV International Festival of Mstislav Rostropovich in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.30.03.2013#1430529
A man prepares for the opening of an exhibition in the Russian Antique Salon at the Central House of Artists.30.03.2013#1430436
A man prepares for the opening of an exhibition in the Russian Antique Salon at the Central House of Artists.30.03.2013#1430435
Visitor at the opening of the Russian Antique Salon in the Central House of Artists.30.03.2013#1430433
Alisa band leader and frontman Konstantin Kinchev at a meeting of the Patriarchal Culture Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.27.03.2013#1426906
The exhibition "Fashion and Style in Photography" at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall.22.03.2013#1421024
The exhibition "Fashion and Style in Photography" at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall.21.03.2013#1421019
The exhibition "Fashion and Style in Photography" at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall.21.03.2013#1421018
Stockholm scroll (unknown artist, 1605) in the exhibition "The Romanovs. Beginning of a dynasty" at the Historical Museum marking the 400th anniversary of the election of Mikhail Feodorvich Romanov to the throne.20.03.2013#1419029
A scene from Vladimir Nikolayev's one-act ballet "Gereven" staged by Radu Poklitaru. The ballet was performed by the Perm Ballet and Kiev Modern Ballet dancers during the Golden Mask Festival in the New Opera Theater.19.03.2013#1418252
Fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin watches the Russian Ballet, a competition for young ballet artists, held on the Bolshoi Theater New Stage.12.03.2013#1409148
Director Yury Ioffe during the dress rehearsal of Maxim Gorky's 'The Eccentrics' in the Mayakovsky Moscow Academic Theater.07.03.2013#1402079
Irina Antonova, director of the State Pushkin Fine Arts Museum, at the general meeting of the Russian Historical Society, Moscow.27.02.2013#1392048
A scene from the play by Alexander Volodin "Five Evenings" directed by Andrei Prikotenko in the Lenkom theater.24.02.2013#1389632
Visitors examine photographs at the opening of the 13th Moscow International Biennale "Fashion and Style in Photography" at the Multimedia Art Museum.20.02.2013#1384778
At the opening of the 13th Moscow International Biennale "Fashion and Style in Photography" at the Multimedia Art Museum.20.02.2013#1384773
Boris Eifman, artistic and ballet director of the St. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre seen on the stage of Bolshoi Theater before the premiere of 'Rodin', staged as part of the Golden Mask Festival.19.02.2013#1383533
Oleg Gabyshev (Rodin) in a scene from the Boris Eifman’s new ballet 'Rodin', presented by the ballet dancers of the St. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre of Boris Eifman on the stage of Bolshoi Theater, as part of the Golden Mask Festival.19.02.2013#1383493
Musician Andrei Makarevich before the meeting of the federal civil committee of the Civic Platform Party.15.02.2013#1377626
Actors Alyona Plaksina and Ilya Lykov in a scene from Albert Camus's "The Stranger" directed by Ekaterina Polovtseva at the Sovremennik Theater.13.02.2013#1375333
Vladimir Zeldin as Nedelin in the play "Dancing with the Teacher" at the Russian Army Central Theatre.10.02.2013#1371102
