Adherents of the Russian Orthodox Church, along with the followers of several other local churches, observe Christmas on January 7. Browse this gallery and see how this holiday is celebrated in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Simferopol, Kaliningrad, Grozny and other cities throughout the country.
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Russian Orthodox Christian Patriarch Kirill (L) seen during a midnight Christmas mass in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.
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Russian Orthodox Christian Patriarch Kirill (L) holds a midnight Christmas mass in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a Christmas mass in a church in St. Petersburg.
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Christmas mass in a church in St. Petersburg.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a Christmas mass in a church in St. Petersburg.
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Russian Orthodox Christian Patriarch Kirill (L) seen during a midnight Christmas mass in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Sergey Pyatakov
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Parishioners at the the Savior Cathedral in Moscow prior to a Christmas mass.
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana attend a Christmas mass at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.
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Priests at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.
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Priests at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow perform a Christmas mass.
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Parishioners at the the Savior Cathedral in Moscow during a Christmas mass.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich
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Parishioners at the the Savior Cathedral in Moscow during a Christmas mass.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich
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Parishioners at the the Savior Cathedral in Moscow prior to a Christmas mass.
© Sputnik / Sergey Pyatakov
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Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky in Simferopol seen prior to Christmas celebrations.
© Sputnik / Alexander Polegenco
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Christmas all-night vigil held at the Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky in Simferopol.
© Sputnik / Alexander Polegenco
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Christmas all-night vigil held at the Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky in Simferopol.
© Sputnik / Alexander Polegenco
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Christmas mass at the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexander Galperin
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Christmas mass at the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexander Galperin
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Christmas decorations at the Kazan Square in St.Petersburg, with Kazan Cathedral seen in the background.
© Sputnik / Alexander Galperin
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Christmas mass at the St. Michael the Archangel Church in Grozny.
© Sputnik / Said Tsarnaev
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Candles at a cathedral in Kazan during Christmas mass.
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Christ the Savior Cathedral in Kaliningrad seen prior to Christmas celebrations.
© Sputnik / Igor Zarembo
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