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.

April 08,2013. St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured: Customs control zone of Turukhtanny customs post of Baltic Customs area. A cargo vessel full of containers leaving the port.

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.

At the Maternity Hospital in St.Petersburg

Girl`s Cadet School in Moscow - girls-cadets observing Kalashnikov submachine gun

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.`

Russian tennis player Dmitry Tursunov put Russia into the Davis Cup final after holding off american Andy Roddick in Moscow on Sunday, September 24.

Russian Fashion Week.

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.