A massacre at a US school, Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference, Russian approval of a ban on US adoptions and a doomsday vigil.
© Sputnik / Aleksey Nikolskiy / Go to the mediabankVladimir Putin answered questions from journalists at a once-a-year marathon press conference on December 20

Vladimir Putin answered questions from journalists at a once-a-year marathon press conference on December 20
© RIA Novosti . Eduard Pesov / Go to the mediabankMoscow hosted a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on the same day

Moscow hosted a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on the same day
© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin / Go to the mediabankEgypt held a referendum on the country’s constitution on December 15

Egypt held a referendum on the country’s constitution on December 15
© SputnikUkrainian President Viktor Yanukovych postponed a scheduled December 18 visit to Russia

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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych postponed a scheduled December 18 visit to Russia
© RIA Novosti . Grigori Sysoev / Go to the mediabankMoscow City Court on Thursday shaved 18 months off the prison sentences of former Yukos bosses Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, who are now set to walk free in 2014, not 2016

Moscow City Court on Thursday shaved 18 months off the prison sentences of former Yukos bosses Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, who are now set to walk free in 2014, not 2016
© Sputnik / Vladimir Fedorenko / Go to the mediabankRussia’s State Duma adopted the Dima Yakovlev bill, banning the adoption of Russian children by Americans

Russia’s State Duma adopted the Dima Yakovlev bill, banning the adoption of Russian children by Americans
© RIA Novosti . Evgeni Biyatov / Go to the mediabankMany believe the Mayan calendar prophecies the end of the world on December 21

Many believe the Mayan calendar prophecies the end of the world on December 21
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankThe Freedom March was held in Moscow on December 15

The Freedom March was held in Moscow on December 15
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Malgavko / Go to the mediabankRussia was gripped by abnormally cold weather in the past week

Russia was gripped by abnormally cold weather in the past week
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankInternational Space Station Expedition 34 blasted off from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan on December 19

International Space Station Expedition 34 blasted off from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan on December 19
© RIA Novosti . Yuri Chichkov / Go to the mediabankPresident Vladimir Putin said that legendary French actor Gerard Depardieu, who recently renounced his French citizenship, can count on getting Russian citizenship if he wants it

President Vladimir Putin said that legendary French actor Gerard Depardieu, who recently renounced his French citizenship, can count on getting Russian citizenship if he wants it