On Thursday Prime Minister Putin held his tenth national Q&A session. This time around the session lasted four and a half hours during which he told Russians what pleased him about the opposition demonstrations, what should be done with tycoons and how people should behave.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankOn Thursday Prime Minister Putin held his tenth national Q&A session. This time around the session lasted four and a half hours during which he told Russians what pleased him about the opposition demonstrations, what should be done with tycoons and how people should behave.
On Thursday Prime Minister Putin held his tenth national Q&A session. This time around the session lasted four and a half hours during which he told Russians what pleased him about the opposition demonstrations, what should be done with tycoons and how people should behave.
© RIA NovostiAn opposition rally against alleged election fraud was held on December 10 on Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square. According to the police, 25,000 people took part in the rally but the organizers said attendance was at least 40,000.
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An opposition rally against alleged election fraud was held on December 10 on Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square. According to the police, 25,000 people took part in the rally but the organizers said attendance was at least 40,000.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankRussian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov announced that he would run in the presidential election. He said he would pardon former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky if elected president. Prokhorov added that he is ready to get married to become president.
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov announced that he would run in the presidential election. He said he would pardon former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky if elected president. Prokhorov added that he is ready to get married to become president.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankOn December 12 former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said that he was ready to establish a new Russian right-wing party and that he had never been a close ally to Putin.
On December 12 former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said that he was ready to establish a new Russian right-wing party and that he had never been a close ally to Putin.
© RIA Novosti . Nikolay SokolovRussian Emergencies Ministry convoy carrying humanitarian aid, blocked earlier on the border between Serbia and Kosovo, resumed its journey to Kosovska Mitrovica.
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Russian Emergencies Ministry convoy carrying humanitarian aid, blocked earlier on the border between Serbia and Kosovo, resumed its journey to Kosovska Mitrovica.
© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Shalapuda / Go to the mediabankPresidential elections in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdnestr took place on December 11, 2011.
Presidential elections in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdnestr took place on December 11, 2011.
© RIA Novosti . Vitalij AnkovA fire broke out on a bridge being built in Vladivostok. In all, 19 fire crews responded to the blaze raging over 500 square meters. The bridge is part of preparations for the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
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A fire broke out on a bridge being built in Vladivostok. In all, 19 fire crews responded to the blaze raging over 500 square meters. The bridge is part of preparations for the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
© RIA Novosti . Alexandre Vilf / Go to the mediabankGrand Prix of Figure Skating Final was held in Quebec, Canada, on December 8-11. Russian pairs Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov and Yuko Kawaguchi/Alexander Smirnov won silver and bronze medals respectively. In the women’s individual competition, Alena Leonova won the bronze medal.
Photo: Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov.
Photo: Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov.
Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was held in Quebec, Canada, on December 8-11. Russian pairs Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov and Yuko Kawaguchi/Alexander Smirnov won silver and bronze medals respectively. In the women’s individual competition, Alena Leonova won the bronze medal.
Photo: Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov.
Photo: Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov.