RIAN.ru presents a photo review of the main events of August 13-19, 2011.
Hearings into the case of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko continued in Ukraine. Tymoshenko is on trial on abuse of office charges in connection with a “disadvantageous” 2009 gas deal she signed with Russia while she was premier of the former Soviet republic. She faces 10 years behind bars if found guilty. In the photo: Tymoshenko heading to court.
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko testified on Wednesday morning in the trial of his one-time prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko.
New military and civilian aircraft from all over the world are being showcased at the 10th International MAKS-2011 Air Show, which opened at Zhukovsky Airfield near Moscow on August 16.
Russia's ruling tandem of President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have put on a new show of unity ahead of elections by going fishing and taking a joint dive in the river.
At the summer Student Games in Shenzhen, China, Russian girls Polina Nikitina and Victoria Balzhanova won the gold and the bronze medals in compound bow shooting on Tuesday. Earlier the same day, Russian gymnasts Anna Mysdrikova and Alyona Polyan also won gold and bronze medal, respectively. In the photo: Alyona Polyan.
