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Natalia Papenkova from Moscow rides storm waves on the beach of the Khosta district of Sochi.
AFP / East News
Alina Gaidamakina of Russia celebrates after winning the women's speed final of 2013 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Climbing World Cup in Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province. Alina Gaidamakina won the gold medal of the event with 8.54 seconds.
Pavel Lisitsyn / RIA Novosti
Female white-headed capuchin Biryuza with her baby, gender yet unknown, at the Yekaterinburg Zoo.
Vladimir Astapkovich / RIA Novosti
A military brass band plays during the ceremony marking the voyage of a nuclear-powered icebreaker carrying the Olympic flame to the North Pole.
Iliya Pitalev / RIA Novosti
Exhibits at Valentin Yudashkin. Fashion in the Art Space exhibition at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.
ITAR-TASS
Flash mob "Battle of pillows" was held in Moscow.
REUTERS / Ilya Naymushin
Contestants prepare backstage before participating in the first round of auditions for the "Krasa Rossii 2014" (Beauty of Russia 2014) national beauty contest in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
ITAR-TASS
Star Trek festival in Moscow.
AFP/East News
A sheep looks at visitors during the 15th National Agricultural Exhibition Golden Autumn 2013 in Moscow.
Roman Sokolov / RIA Novosti
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst in training to simulate spacewalks in the hydro laboratory at the Cosmonaut Training Center Y.A. Gagarin in Star City.
Maxim Blinov / RIA Novosti
The memorial plaque for journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been unveiled on the facade of Novaya Gazeta office in Moscow.
Ignat Kozlov / RIA Novosti
A participant in the demolition derby "Coliseum 2013" at Belaya Strela sports venue in Krasnodar.
Mikhail Pochuev / ITAR-TASS
Charlene, Princess of Monaco, holds a swimming masterclass for children at the pool of Olimpiysky Sports Complex in Moscow.
Alexander Vilf / RIA Novosti
An Abyssinian cat at the 15th Expokot International Cat Festival, held at the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center in Moscow.
AFP/East News
Ukrainian heavyweight boxing world champion Wladimir Klitschko (L) and Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Povetkin taking part in a stare out during the weighting-in for their long-anticipated October 5 bout.
