Pictured: photo portraits of Ludmila Putina - wife of russian president Putin young and today(r)and her husband Vladimir Putin (l) in a book `Powerful University Graduates`. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila announced their divorce on Thursday, June 06,2013 after nearly 30 years of marriage.

Tennis star Maria Sharapova launched Sugarpova Premium Line of Gummy Candies. Pictured: April 29,2013. Maria Sharapova at her brand Sugarpova presentation in Lotte Plaza Mall of Moscow,Russia.

Religious ceremony on the Day of Slavonic Culture in Moscow

June 26,2013. St.Petersburg,Russia. ATOMEXPO 2013 International Industry Forum for nuclear energy. Pictured: the stand of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). Model of Iranian Bushehr nuclear power plant (c).

Plastic Breast Surgery - Breast Correction.

Russian Navy flagship `Peter the Great`. The launch of cruise missile from battle cruiser `Peter the Great`.

Members of a ultra nationalistic radical Russian Orthodox group speared a poster of pop star Madonna on Monday and demanded a ban on her show, in which she stages a mock crucifixion. The Orthodox Church has urged believers to stay away from the show, in which Madonna sings from a crucifix, wearing a crown of thorns, describing it as `blasphemy.`

Extremal sports `Adrenalin Games Russian Open` in Moscow.

Fashion show for children by russian designer Masha Tsigal.

Pskov region of Russia.Pictured:Historical reconstruction of the The Battle of the Ice (also known as the Battle of Lake Peipus) to mark 770 anniversary of the Battle. The Battle of Lake Peipus was a battle between the Republic of Novgorod and the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Knights on April 5, 1242, at Lake Peipus. The battle is notable for having been fought largely on the frozen lake.