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.

Beauty Contest `Chechen Beauty` (Miss Chechnya) in Grozny

May 31,2012.St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured: Presentation of The Jetlev-Flyer jetpack at Baltic Marine Festival 2012.The Jetlev-Flyer is a personal jet pack for the water sports set.The Jetlev-Flyer is a James Bond-like jetpack powered by high-pressure water.

Tubercular dispensary.

Military Academy in Moscow (so called Kremlin academy). Cadets at physical training for endurance (boxes full of stones)

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.`

Bubble Baba (Babe)Challenge fun swimming competition between men near St.Petersburg. During this competition men are floating down the river with a bubble (inflatable rubber)woman in order to come first to the finish to be the winner of this funny competition.

Russian Fashion Week.

Karlovy Vary spa resort. Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic.