Main events of the past week in RIA Novosti’s traditional image gallery.
Two goals from Alan Dzagoev and a late stunner from Roman Pavlyuchenko helped Russia throw down a marker at Euro 2012 on Friday with a 4-1 dismantling of the Czech Republic.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao issued a joint pledge to deepen bilateral ties and signed almost 20 cooperation deals on Tuesday, although a gas price deal to facilitate sales to Beijing was yet again conspicuously absent.
Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov on Monday launched Civil Platform Party and said its purpose will be to act like the administrator of a social networking site.
Soviet-era crooner Eduard Khil died in St. Petersburg at 77.
On June 3, the 23rd Kinotavr film festival opened in Sochi.
A rare astronomical phenomenon, the alignment of Sun, Venus and Earth, was observed on June 6.
Maria Sharapova reached her first French Open final Thursday after a comfortable straight-sets win over world No. 4 Petra Kvitova.
An exhibition dedicated to Soviet-era rock star Viktor Tsoi opened in St. Petersburg.
