From left: Russian President Vladimir Putin, director of the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve Mikhail Cherepashents and Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky walk past a formation of the Guards of Honor Company during celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225626
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, at the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225625
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino in the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225624
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center in the background, watches the march of the company of guards of honor during celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino in the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225623
Russian President Vladimir Putin, second from right, Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, left, Head of Presidential Staff Sergey Ivanov, third from left, director of the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve Mikhail Cherepashents on a tour of a museum dedicated to the Battle of Borodino on the territory of the State Borodino Museum-Preserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225622
From right: Russian President Vladimir Putin, director of the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve Mikhail Cherepashents and Head of Presidential Staff Sergey Ivanov on a tour of a museum dedicated to the the Battle of Borodino on the territory of the State Borodino Museum-Preserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225621
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, Head of Presidential Staff Sergey Ivanov, left, director of the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve Mikhail Cherepashents, second from left, Governor of the Moscow Region Sergey Shoygu, fourth from right, Russian Ministger of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, third from right, State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin, right, and on a tour of a museum dedicated to the the Battle of Borodino on the territory of the State Borodino Museum-Preserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225620
September 2, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin at a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument to heroes of the Battle of Borodino in the State Borodino War and History Museum.02.09.2012#1225619
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the ceremony of awarding the title "The City of Military Glory" to the city of Mozhaisk and the town of Maloyaroslavets at the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225526
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaign, left, at the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino at the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225525
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and head of the local council of Maloyaroslavets Olga Tsyrul, right, at the ceremony of awarding the title "The City of Military Glory" to the cities of Mozhaisk and the town of Maloyaroslavets at the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225524
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the ceremony of awarding the title "The City of Military Glory" to the cities of Mozhaisk and Maloyaroslavets at the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225523
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and head of the local council of Mozhaisk lgor Sungurov, right, at the ceremony of awarding the title "The City of Military Glory" to the cities of Mozhaisk and the town of Maloyaroslavets at the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225522
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument to the heroes of the Battle of Borodino at the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225494
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument to the heroes of the Battle of Borodino at the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225493
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the ceremony awarding the title "The City of Military Glory" to Mozhaisk and Maloyaroslavets at the State Borodino Military and Historical Museum-Reserve, 2 September 2012.02.09.2012#1225492
