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Fishing under ice on Volga river in the Ivanovskaya Oblast
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Fishing under ice on Volga river in the Ivanovskaya Oblast
Hungary's Aron Szilagyi, left, and Russia's Veniamin Reshetnikov in the final match of the Moscow Saber 2013 international fencing tournament's team competition. Hungarian team took first place. Multi-exposition.

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Hungary's Aron Szilagyi, left, and Russia's Veniamin Reshetnikov in the final match of the Moscow Saber 2013 international fencing tournament's team competition. Hungarian team took first place. Multi-exposition.
Energy Truck MONSTER MANIA in Moscow.

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Energy Truck MONSTER MANIA in Moscow.
Models showcase clothing by French designer Hayari during Estet Fashion Week in Moscow.

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Models showcase clothing by French designer Hayari during Estet Fashion Week in Moscow.
The Moscow Kremlin is participating in the Earth Hour for the first time.

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The Moscow Kremlin is participating in the Earth Hour for the first time.
Members of the Angry Urbanites movement spray-paint potholes during the Potholes in Color event in Moscow.

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Members of the Angry Urbanites movement spray-paint potholes during the Potholes in Color event in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, fourth right, and Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, second left, meet in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, fourth right, and Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, second left, meet in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow
A model presents a creation by Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin during Moscow Fashion Week

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A model presents a creation by Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin during Moscow Fashion Week
Restoration work in the Audience Hall of the Grand Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg.

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Restoration work in the Audience Hall of the Grand Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg.
Amateur shipbuilder Alexander Marchenko (L), assisted by a worker, works on constructing a traditional 17th century-style wooden sailing ship, moored to a bank of the Yenisei River in the Siberian Taiga area in Khakassia region some 520 km (323 miles) south of Krasnoyarsk. He plans to use the vessel as a Yenisei River tourist attraction, moored between the Sayano-Shushenskaya and the Maynskaya hydroelectric power stations, according to Marchenko.

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Amateur shipbuilder Alexander Marchenko (L), assisted by a worker, works on constructing a traditional 17th century-style wooden sailing ship, moored to a bank of the Yenisei River in the Siberian Taiga area in Khakassia region some 520 km (323 miles) south of Krasnoyarsk. He plans to use the vessel as a Yenisei River tourist attraction, moored between the Sayano-Shushenskaya and the Maynskaya hydroelectric power stations, according to Marchenko.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev walks from a helicopter as he arrives at a pad in front of the Russian Government headquarters in Moscow

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev walks from a helicopter as he arrives at a pad in front of the Russian Government headquarters in Moscow
A serviceman at a field airborne training exercise for military chaplains in the Ryazan region.

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A serviceman at a field airborne training exercise for military chaplains in the Ryazan region.
Participants in Easter dramatic show at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Moscow.

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Participants in Easter dramatic show at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Moscow.
A zoo in Russia's Yekaterinburg city has welcomed a new resident, a baby aardvark, the first such anteater-like animal to be born in Russia.

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A zoo in Russia's Yekaterinburg city has welcomed a new resident, a baby aardvark, the first such anteater-like animal to be born in Russia.
April 6, 2013
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