In this edition of our weekend gallery: the kaleidoscope of Russian life; when it is better to see something once than read about it hundred times
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Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall for his meeting with Royal Dutch Shell's CEO Ben Van Beurden in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow.
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A participant of the Red Bull Jump & Freeze competition, Yekaterinburg.
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President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana attend a festive Easter service at Christ the Savior Cathedral.
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One of the eight Paraguayan anacondas born on March 24 at the St. Petersburg Zoo.
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Thespian humanoid robot from the United Kingdom, now on display in Moscow, will attend the Robot Prom at the local Art Play design center this May.
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A pedestrian with an umbrella walks along a street during a heavy snowfall in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
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A fragment of Livadia Palace Facade in Crimea, Russia.
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Polar bear Uslada stands next to its five-month-old cub in their enclosure at the St. Petersburg Zoo, during the cub's first public appearance.
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A snowdrop in a forest of the Zabaikalye Territory.
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Moscow's bikers opened their summer season.
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A Hungarian Pointer sleeps on his owner's lap during the exhibition called "Zooshow" in St. Petersburg. Thousands of pets took part in the "Zooshow" exhibition including different breeds of dogs and cats, birds, reptiles, ferrets, rodents, and insects.