November 24, 2008. The 75th anniversary of Famine ( Holodomor - or Death by Hunger as it is known in Ukraine ) is traditionally marked in Ukraine. Pictured: an old ukrainian woman hold the photograph of her relatives - the victims of the Great Famine of 1932-33 in Ukraine at Mikhailovskaya Square in Kiev. The event in Kiev is to commemorate the victims of the artificial hunger, undertaken by the regime of Joseph Stalin within the implementation of the Soviet project. This resulted in famine with between 7 to 10 million Ukrainians, mostly peasants, starving to death in the very country known as `the breadbasket of Europe.` Famine of the 1932-33 is a tragedy known in Ukraine as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian nation
 

November 21, 2008. Princess Marie of Denmark (c) visits shelter for homeless people in St.Petersburg
 

November 17, 2008. A Russian court ruled on Monday ,November 17th, 2008 that the trial of three men accused of involvement in the slaying of journalist Anna Politkovskaya should be open to the public. Pictured: the suspects being tried on murder charges : l-r in the cage - Sergei Khadzhikurbanov — a former Moscow police officer and Makhmudov`s brothers, Ibragim and Dzhabrail during the trial hearings in Moscow Court .
 

November 17, 2008. New Kremlin-friendly party `The Right Cause` formed in Russia . Russian liberals launched a new pro-Kremlin political party promising to defend middle class values. The Right Cause is an amalgamation of the opposition Union of Right Forces (SPS) with the broadly pro-Kremlin Democratic Party and Civic Force. Pictured: l-r Georgy Bovt , Leonid Gozman and Boris Titov , co-chairmen of the newly formed The Right Cause party at the constituent party congress in Moscow
 

November 14, 2008. Christmas Time. Santa Claus riding a camel in Egypt
 

November 14, 2008. Moscow Court sentenced former banker Alexei Frenkel (pictured left) to 19 years in prison for ordering the contract killing of Russian Central Bank deputy governor Andrei Kozlov in 2006
 

November 06, 2008. USA 2008 Presidential Elections. Pictured: empoyee of the Consulate General of the United States in St.Petersburg, Russia observing the map of the USA after the elections results have been released
 

November 05, 2008. Wife of Russian President Svetlana Medvedeva visits school in St.Petersburg
 

November 05, 2008. Russian ultra nationalists gathered to mark Unity Day of Russia holding `Russian march` in central Moscow. At the rally, the leader of the People`s Union Sergei Baburin laid out his vision for Russia: `Russia should be neither European, nor American. Russia should be Russian`
 

November 04, 2008. Runaway bride
 

November 04, 2008. A kid with a Christmas gift
 

November 04, 2008. St.Petersburg, Russia. Activists of environmental organisation Bellona protested against construction of new Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)near St.Petersburg (LAES-2). The billboard reads: `Stop Radiation`; `LAES-2` is New Chernobyl`.
 

October 31, 2008. Women`s Prison camp #14 in Mordovia (this is the prison where former Yukos oil company lawyer Svetlana Bakhtina serves her sentence) . A woman prisoner visits her child in a special kindergarten on the territory of the4 prison where kids are held
 

October 30, 2008. Halloween preparations in Salem city of the USA.
 

October 30, 2008. Extravaganza-2008 - Luxury Lifestyle Exhibition in Moscow. Extravaganza is The Premier Showcase of Splendour and Luxury with the very best, most exquisite, products and services for members of the Moscow elite. Pictured: women`s shoes made of flowers