Efrem Lukatsky: A boy wearing a Soviet army forage cap placed flowers at a World War II monument

May 9th, 2012 | kubedinov


PLACING FLOWERS: A boy wearing a Soviet army forage cap placed flowers at a World War II monument in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, as part of Victory Day celebrations that mark the surrender of Nazi forces to Soviets.
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Vasily Fedosenko: Villagers in Pogost, Belarus, watched President Alexander Lukashenko

May 8th, 2012 | kubedinov


AS SEEN ON TV: Villagers in Pogost, Belarus, watched President Alexander Lukashenko give his annual address to the Belarussian Parliament Tuesday.
Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters #

Alexey Druzhinin: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin entered Andreyevsky Hall at the Great Kremlin Palace in Moscow

May 7th, 2012 | kubedinov


PRESIDENT AGAIN: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin entered Andreyevsky Hall at the Great Kremlin Palace in Moscow Monday during his inauguration ceremony. Mr. Putin took his oath of office to become Russia’s president for a historic third term at a ceremony in the Kremlin. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)
Alexey Druzhinin #

Vasily Fedosenko: One of 12 students at a school in the remote Russian village of Bolshie Khutora

March 14th, 2012 | kubedinov

One of 12 students at a school in the remote Russian village of Bolshie Khutora, about 273 miles west of Moscow. The village’s population decreases each year, but school authorities and teachers are proud of the high level of education and individual attention given to each student.
Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters #

Alexander Zemlianichenko: Two of three polar bear cubs born in November last year, play in the snow

March 13th, 2012 | kubedinov

Two of three polar bear cubs born in November last year, play in the snow at the Moscow Zoo, in Moscow, March 13, 2012. The cubs have only recently been revealed to the public as they have mostly stayed in the seclusion of their den. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo) #