On Thursday Moscow opened the 33th International Cinema Festival in Moscow that will run up to July 2.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Larionov / Go to the mediabankA RusAir Tu-134 passenger jet en route from Moscow to Russia’s northern city of Petrozavodsk crashed on Monday while landing.

A RusAir Tu-134 passenger jet en route from Moscow to Russia’s northern city of Petrozavodsk crashed on Monday while landing.
© Russian Emergencies Ministry / Go to the mediabankForty five people, including eight children, were killed.

Forty five people, including eight children, were killed.
© RIA Novosti . Grigori Sisoev / Go to the mediabankOn the 70th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, Russians commemorated the deaths of those who perished in the Great Patriotic War - candles were lit and flowers were laid at memorials in Russian cities.

On the 70th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, Russians commemorated the deaths of those who perished in the Great Patriotic War - candles were lit and flowers were laid at memorials in Russian cities.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Nikolski / Go to the mediabankOn June 22, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took part in a commemorative ceremony by laying flowers at the Eternal Flame at the Unknown Soldier’s grave in Alexander Garden in Moscow.

On June 22, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took part in a commemorative ceremony by laying flowers at the Eternal Flame at the Unknown Soldier’s grave in Alexander Garden in Moscow.
© RIA Novosti . Iliya PitalevOn Thursday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited Russia’s news and information agency RIA Novosti to mark its 70th anniversary.

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© RIA Novosti . Iliya Pitalev
On Thursday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited Russia’s news and information agency RIA Novosti to mark its 70th anniversary.
© RIA Novosti . Anton Motolko / Go to the mediabankBelarus opposition activists held a mass protest against the government’s economic policies. Hundreds of people are reported to have been detained.

Belarus opposition activists held a mass protest against the government’s economic policies. Hundreds of people are reported to have been detained.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankOn Tuesday Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited Le Bourget Air Show to watch the latest achievements in world’s air industry.

On Tuesday Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited Le Bourget Air Show to watch the latest achievements in world’s air industry.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina Chesnokova / Go to the mediabankOn Thursday Moscow opened the 33th International Cinema Festival in Moscow that will run up to July 2.

On Thursday Moscow opened the 33th International Cinema Festival in Moscow that will run up to July 2.