A scene of the ballet "Requiem" presented by the company of the St.Petersburg Academic Ballet Theatre led by Boris Eifman on the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre, and dedicated to Leningrad's liberation from the blockade. The ballet premiere was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and veterans of the Great Patriotic War - participants in the Battle of Leningrad and the siege survivors. January 27, 2014.27.01.2014#2353326
Musicians of the State Chamber Orchestra "Moscow Virtuosi" led by Vladimir Spivakov perform at the premiere of the ballet "Requiem" presented by the company of the St.Petersburg Academic Ballet Theatre led by Boris Eifman on the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre, and dedicated to Leningrad's liberation from the blockade. The premiere was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and veterans of the Great Patriotic War - participants in the Battle of Leningrad and the siege survivors. January 27, 2014.27.01.2014#2353325
A scene of the ballet "Requiem" presented by the company of the St.Petersburg Academic Ballet Theatre led by Boris Eifman on the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre, and dedicated to Leningrad's liberation from the blockade. The ballet premiere was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and veterans of the Great Patriotic War - participants in the Battle of Leningrad and the siege survivors. January 27, 2014.27.01.2014#2353323
A scene of the ballet "Requiem" presented by the company of the St.Petersburg Academic Ballet Theatre led by Boris Eifman jointly with the State Chamber Orchestra "Moscow Virtuosi" and the Grand Choir "Masters of Choral Singing" on the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre, and dedicated to Leningrad's liberation from the blockade. The ballet premiere was attended by Russian President Vladimit Putin and veterans of the Great Patriotic War - participants in the Battle of Leningrad and the siege survivors. January 27, 2014.27.01.2014#2353322
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, with veterans of the Great Patriotic War - participants in the Battle of Leningrad and residents of blockaded Leningrad in the Alexandrinsky Theatre, at the premiere of the ballet "Requiem" dedicated to the city's liberation from the blockade. From left in the middle row are choreographer, artistic director of the St.Petersburg Academic Ballet Theatre Boris Eifman, and artistic and managing director of the Alexandrinsky Theatre Valery Fokin. January 27, 2014.27.01.2014#2353321
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, with veterans of the Great Patriotic War - participants in the Battle of Leningrad and residents of blockaded Leningrad in the Alexandrinsky Theatre, at the premiere of the ballet "Requiem" dedicated to the city's liberation from the blockade. Left is choreographer, artistic director of the St.Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre Boris Eifman. January 27, 2014.27.01.2014#2353320
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, with veterans of the Great Patriotic War - participants in the Battle of Leningrad and residents of blockaded Leningrad in the Alexandrinsky Theatre, at the premiere of the ballet "Requiem" dedicated to the city's liberation from the blockade. From left in the middle row are choreographer, artistic director of the St.Petersburg Academic Ballet Theatre Boris Eifman, and artistic and managing director of the Alexandrinsky Theatre Valery Fokin. January 27, 2014.27.01.2014#2353319
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, inspects the exposition of Russia's first diorama of the Great Patriotic War battle "Breakthrough" at the Siege of Leningrad Museum-Reserve in Kirovsk, the Leningrad Region.27.01.2014#2353181
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin inspects the exposition of Russia's first diorama of the Great Patriotic War battle "Breakthrough" at the Siege of Leningrad Museum-Reserve in Kirovsk, the Leningrad Region.27.01.2014#2353177
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, meets with Great Patriotic War veterans who fought in the battle of Leningrad and with residents of the besieged city in Kirovsk, the Leningrad Region.27.01.2014#2353174
January 27, 2014. From right: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ivan Morozov, a Hero of the Soviet Union, submariner, a resident of the besieged Leningrad, during the former's meeting with Great Patriotic War veterans who fought in the battle of Leningrad and with residents of the besieged city in Kirovsk, the Leningrad Region.27.01.2014#2353172
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, background, third left, meets with Great Patriotic War veterans who fought in the battle of Leningrad and with residents of the besieged city in Kirovsk, the Leningrad Region.27.01.2014#2353167
January 27, 2014. Ivan Morozov, foreground, a Hero of the Soviet Union, submariner, a resident of the besieged Leningrad, during Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with Great Patriotic War veterans who fought in the battle of Leningrad and with residents of the besieged city in Kirovsk, the Leningrad Region.27.01.2014#2353164
January 27, 2014. Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko during Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with Great Patriotic War veterans who fought in the battle of Leningrad and with residents of the besieged city in Kirovsk, the Leningrad Region.27.01.2014#2353163
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, meets with Great Patriotic War veterans who fought in the battle of Leningrad and with residents of the besieged city in Kirovsk, the Leningrad Region.27.01.2014#2353156
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, inspects the exposition of Russia's first diorama depicting the Great Patriotic War's battle of Leningrad at the Siege of Leningrad Museum-Reserve in Kirovsk, the Leningrad Region. Dmitry Poshtarenko, right, the author of the exposition "Breakthrough", head of Shlisselburg search squad.27.01.2014#2353155
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, inspects the exposition of Russia's first diorama of the Great Patriotic War battle "Breakthrough" at the Siege of Leningrad Museum-Reserve in Kirovsk, the Leningrad Region.27.01.2014#2353153
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground, participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Border Stone monument at the Nevsky Pyatachok military and historical memorial complex.27.01.2014#2353151
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground, participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at St. Petersburg's Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.27.01.2014#2353150
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Motherland memorial at St. Petersburg's Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.27.01.2014#2353148
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Motherland memorial at St. Petersburg's Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.27.01.2014#2353147
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, middle ground, participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Motherland memorial at St. Petersburg's Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.27.01.2014#2353146
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, middle ground center, participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Motherland memorial at St. Petersburg's Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.27.01.2014#2353145
January 27, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin lays flowers at the Motherland memorial at St. Petersburg's Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.27.01.2014#2353144