February 02, 2012. February 01,2012. Moscow,Russia. Pictured: Russian billionaire and Presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov at the press conference in Moscow.
 

February 01, 2012. January 30,2012. St.Petersburg,Russia.Lama Ole Nydahl visiting St.Petersburg.Pictured: Lama Ole Nydahl arrived at Moskovsky railway station of St.Petersburg. Ole Nydahl is a lama in the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism under guidance of Trinley Thaye Dorje. Since the early 1970s, Nydahl has toured the world giving lectures and meditation courses.
 

January 31, 2012. Ice swimming is becoming a popular activity in cold Russia during the winter months when the country’s thousands of lakes freeze over and are covered with a thick layer of ice.Cutting a hole in the ice on a frozen lake and swimming in the freezing water sounds mad, but more and more Russians go ice swimming in the winter. Pictured: January 29,2011.St.Petersburg,Russia. ParticipantS of the ice swimming festival warm themselves harmony and fire ; air temperature is minus 18°C (Celsius)or -0.4°F (Fahrenheit).
 

January 26, 2012. January 24,2012.Moscow,Russia. Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov is going to challenge Vladimir Putin for Russian Presidency. Pictured: Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov at the meeting with his electoral staff members.
 

January 24, 2012. January 21,2012.Moscow,Russia. Pictured: Supporters of the Russian Communist Party hold a rally in central Moscow.Russian communists called `For Fair Election and Worthy Life`.
 

January 13, 2012. November 19,2011.St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured:“Da Vinci – The Genius,” the most complete and comprehensive traveling exhibition ever created on Leonardo Da Vinci, is on display at The Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps of St.Petersburg. Mona Lisa (La Gioconda).
 

January 11, 2012. December 31,2011.Azerbaijani Diaspora in St.Petersburg, Russia protests against the bill of the Lower Chamber of the French parliament on criminalizing denial of the so-called “Armenian genocide”.
 

December 30, 2011. The 2012 year of the Dragon.
 

December 30, 2011. December 27,2011. St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured: A man holds a poster with a photo of the jailed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout during a protest in front of the US Consulate in St.Petersburg : `Bring Viktor Home`. The protester demands returning convicted Russian businessman Viktor Bout home.
 

December 16, 2011. December 15,2011. Grodno,Belarus.Santa Slaus Parade in Grodno city of Belarus.Pictured: more than 600 Santas marched through the city centre.
 

December 12, 2011. December 10,2011.Moscow,Russia.Thousands of Russians gathered on Bolotnaya Square in central Moscow on December 10th to protest election results in favor of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia ruling party. The rallies in Moscow on December 10 protesting the election results were said to be the largest demonstrations since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
 

December 09, 2011. November 30,2011. Boston,USA.Pictured: The Occupy Boston Movement is holding an action.
 

December 09, 2011. December 08,2011. Moscow,Russia. Pictured: Exhibition of Italian artist Caravaggio .
 

December 07, 2011. December 06,2011.Moscow,Russia. Pictured: Thousands of pro-Kremlin demonstrators with portraits of President Medvedev (r)gathered in central Moscow to express their support to the United Russia Party`s victory at parliamentarian elections.
 

December 06, 2011. December 05,2011.Moscow,Russia. Pictured: Thousands of members of the pro-Kremlin youth groups `Molodaya Gvardiya` and `Nashi` gathered in central Moscow to celebrate the victory of the ruling party `United Russia` in the parliamentary election.