The Golden Lion at Venice Festival for Alexander Sokurov’s “Faust,” tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack, the death of hockey player Alexander Galimov and news from the Arab world are in this week’s photo gallery by RIA Novosti.
© RIA Novosti . Yekaterina Chesnokova / Go to the mediabankThe 68th Venice Film Festival was held on August 31-September 10. The top prize, the Golden Lion, went to “Faust” by Russian director Alexander Sokurov.
The 68th Venice Film Festival was held on August 31-September 10. The top prize, the Golden Lion, went to “Faust” by Russian director Alexander Sokurov.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SaenkoNew York residents gathered to mark the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack. The image above shows ground zero.
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New York residents gathered to mark the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack. The image above shows ground zero.
© RIA Novosti . Yaroslav Neelov / Go to the mediabankHockey player Alexander Galimov, one of the two survivors of last week's plane crash that wiped out almost the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team, died in hospital early on September 12.
Hockey player Alexander Galimov, one of the two survivors of last week's plane crash that wiped out almost the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team, died in hospital early on September 12.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Belyakov / Go to the mediabankThousands gathered to pay their last respects to the Lokomotiv hockey player.
Thousands gathered to pay their last respects to the Lokomotiv hockey player.
© RIA Novosti . Vyacheslav Prokofjev / Go to the mediabankRussian President Dmitry Medvedev, who marked his birthday on September 14, received congratulations from Russian officials, world leaders and his fan club, the Medvedev Girls.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who marked his birthday on September 14, received congratulations from Russian officials, world leaders and his fan club, the Medvedev Girls.
© RIA Novosti . Andrey Aleksandrov / Go to the mediabankSuspects in the April 11 Minsk metro blast went on trial in Belarus.
Suspects in the April 11 Minsk metro blast went on trial in Belarus.