The Costa Concordia cruise ship carrying 4,200 passengers capsized after hitting rocks off the coast of Isola del Giglio on the night of January 13. 20.01.2012, Sputnik International
The founders of the “League of Voters” explained what they will do until the March 4 presidential elections. Their priorities include the fight for fair elections and media. Writer Boris Akunin and journalist Leonid Parfyonov proposed establishing the league at a meeting of the election protest rally organizational committee.
On January 19, Orthodox Christians celebrated Theophany, or the Baptism of Christ. By ancient tradition, many faithful dunked into icy water. In the photo: Retired boxer Nikolai Valuyev taking a dip in the Klyazma Reservoir on Theophany Day.
The first Youth Winter Olympic Games are held in Austria’s Innsbruck on January 13-22. Russian biathletes Natalya Gerbulova, Alexei Kuznetsov, Ivan Galushkin and Ulyana Kaisheva (in the photo) finished second in mixed relay but were later disqualified.
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