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An ash cloud rising from the erupted Plosky (Flat) Tolbachik volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula on Dec. 3.
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WowMoscow chief Ksenia Zemskova unveils Moscow Pass, a new discount card for Russian and foreign tourists visiting Moscow, during a press conference.
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A dog, covered with hoarfrost and snow, looks on during a snowfall outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk December 4, 2012.
RIA Novosti
Ceremonial launch of the oceanographic ship with an unlimited range, commissioned by the Russian Ministry of Defense and built at the Baltic Shipyard (PSZ) Yantar.
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Customers pass by the Christmas decorations set in the Moscow GUM State Department store, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012.
RIA Novosti
A Pryanichnaya Masterskaya ("Gingerbread Workshop") employee demonstrates their products.
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Actor, filmmaker Jackie Chan visits Moscow to promote his 'Armour of God III: Chinese Zodiac' film.
RIA Novosti
A visitor at the opening of the Burton X track for snowboarders in Moscow's Gorky Central Rest and Recreation Park.
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Costumed participants of the annual "Best Father Frost" contest from different city districts make their way through a courtyard in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, December 10, 2012. Father Frost is the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus.
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A man fishes on newly formed thin ice that covers a bay of the Yenisei River as temperature dropped to minus 26 degrees of Celcius (minus 15 degree Fahrenheit) outside Krasnoyarsk December 11. 2012.
RIA Novosti
Yekaterina Galkina, left, and Margarita Fomina in the European Curling Championship group stage match between the national teams of Russia and Finland.
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Russians participating in the flashmob "Millenium Project" on three-number day (12.12.12) in St. Petersburg.
RIA Novosti
The Russian Santa, Ded Moroz greets children in his Moscow residence. Since 1999, the official residence of Ded Moroz is Veliky Ustug, 500 km from Moscow. Each December Ded Moroz leaves his estate in order to deliver presents to the kids.
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Matryoshkas, traditional Russian wooden dolls, are displayed for sale on a cold winter day in the Sparrow Hills, the site of tourist attraction in Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Temperature is about -10 C (14 F).
