December 27, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin during a video-conferenced ceremony of launching natural gas supplies to Crimea from mainland Russia. Right: Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov. Left: Acting Governor of Sevastopol Dmitry Ovsyannikov.27.12.2016#3004136
December 27, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the Kremlin during a video-conferenced ceremony of launching natural gas supplies to Crimea from mainland Russia. Left: Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov. Right: Acting Governor of Sevastopol Dmitry Ovsyannikov.27.12.2016#3004134
View of the railway tracks on the Moscow Central Ring from a Lastochka commuter train driver's cabin.08.09.2016#2932516
Maxim Shneider, head of the Passenger Operations management department near the Luzhniki transit hub of the Moscow Central Ring.08.09.2016#2932562
A worker near the turnstiles at the Luzhniki transit hub of the Moscow Central Ring.08.09.2016#2932528
A three-meter letter M at the entrance to the Luzhniki transit hub of the Moscow Central Ring.08.09.2016#2932539
A banner on Khamovnichesky Val Street near the Delovoi Tsentr transit hub of the Moscow Central Ring.08.09.2016#2932547
Staff person in the "Raiymbek Batyr" subway station in the city of Almaty, where a first subway system has started operations.01.12.2011#997613
During a meeting held as part of the Second congress of USSR People's Deputies (December 12-24, 1989). Due to the upcoming elections of people's deputies in the republics and regions, the deputies adopted the Law On Amendments and Additions to the Constitution (Basic Law) of the USSR on the Electoral System (Law No. 963-I of December 20, 1989). A question from the audience during a heated discussion.20.12.1989#6624522
During a meeting held as part of the Second congress of USSR People's Deputies (December 12-24, 1989). Due to the upcoming elections of people's deputies in the republics and regions, the deputies adopted the Law On Amendments and Additions to the Constitution (Basic Law) of the USSR on the Electoral System (Law No. 963-I of December 20, 1989). RSFSR People's Deputy Mikhail Bocharov is seen speaking.20.12.1989#6624520
During a meeting held as part of the Second congress of USSR People's Deputies (December 12-24, 1989). Due to the upcoming elections of people's deputies in the republics and regions, the deputies adopted the Law On Amendments and Additions to the Constitution (Basic Law) of the USSR on the Electoral System (Law No. 963-I of December 20, 1989). Line to the microphone during a heated discussion.20.12.1989#6624519
The city of Chelkar (currently Shalkar), Aktyubinsk Region, Kazakh SSR. The Basycharov brothers work in the control room of the city compressor station of the Bukhara - Ural main gas pipeline.01.11.1989#6624552
USSR Deputy Minister of Justice Vladimir Gubarev, left, and Observer of the Novosti Press Agency (today Rossiya Segodnya) Alexander Drabkin.26.10.1989#6633987
The first leg of the Okha - Komsomolsk-on-Amur gas pipeline under construction. The gas pipeline will supply gas to industrial facilities and residential areas in northern Sakhalin.10.10.1987#5773658
The first leg of the Okha - Komsomolsk-on-Amur gas pipeline under construction. The gas pipeline will supply gas to industrial facilities and residential areas in northern Sakhalin.10.10.1987#5773657
The first leg of the Okha - Komsomolsk-on-Amur gas pipeline under construction. The gas pipeline will supply gas to industrial facilities and residential areas in northern Sakhalin.10.10.1987#5773656
A music school in the Beloyarsky workers' settlement. Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area (Yugra).10.01.1987#8442111
A cultural center in the Beloyarsky workers' settlement. Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area (Yugra).10.01.1987#8442110
A swimming pool at the Yunost Sports Center in the Beloyarsky workers' settlement. Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area (Yugra).10.01.1987#8442109
Gas pipeline compressor plants on the Kazym River in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area (Yugra), built for transporting gas from the deposits in Yamal.10.01.1987#8442108
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. The construction site that involved workers who arrived from the German Democratic Republic to take part in the project. Photo: German welder Franz Trommer.14.08.1986#8960122
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. The construction site that involved workers who arrived from the German Democratic Republic to take part in the project. Photo: Walter Lidke, a vehicle driver from the German city of Erfurt.14.08.1986#8960111
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. The construction site that involved workers who arrived from the German Democratic Republic to take part in the project. Photo: Kitchen worker Leon Breidel from the German city of Leipzig.14.08.1986#8960079
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. The construction site that involved workers who arrived from the German Democratic Republic to take part in the project. Photo: The team of cooks and kitchen workers who provide the builders with daily hot meals.14.08.1986#8960074
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. Photo: The construction of a new residential building at the site that involves workers who arrived from the German Democratic Republic to take part in the project.14.08.1986#8960063
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. Photo: The pipeline route.14.08.1986#8960027
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. Photo: A couple who met on the project are seen enjoying themselves.14.08.1986#8960021
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. Photo: A cooking team in action at the kitchen.14.08.1986#8960016
Early morning on the Berezovka River. Berezovsky District, Perm Region. The Progress transcontinental gas pipeline passes through the territory of Berezovsky District. Construction site of the GDR.14.08.1986#8959997
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. Photo: A lunch break at the construction site.14.08.1986#8959978
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. A lunch break at the construction site. Photo: Welder Dmitry Kulik, right, after welding the pipeline's first seam.14.08.1986#8959955
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. Photo: Workers before the official meeting to celebrate the welding of the pipeline's first seam.14.08.1986#8959920
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the initial seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. Photo: The official meeting to celebrate the welding of the pipeline's first seam.14.08.1986#8959914
The construction of the Progress gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Yamburg gas field to Europe. The work to weld the first seam of the Progress pipeline called the Red Joint. The construction site that involved workers who arrived from the German Democratic Republic to take part in the project. Photo: Ruslan Rafikov, chief engineer of Perm department of local construction.14.08.1986#8959888
Building gas-main "Orenburg-Western border of the USSR" ("Soyuz") 2750 km long. This is a joint project of COMECON-countries (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance) - Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bolgaria, the GDR and the USSR. Polish specialists crew.01.09.1976#2662616
Building gas-main "Orenburg-Western border of the USSR" ("Soyuz") 2750 km long. This is a joint project of COMECON-countries (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance) - Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bolgaria, the GDR and the USSR. Laying a gas pipe in a line section.01.09.1976#2662615
Building gas-main "Orenburg-Western border of the USSR" ("Soyuz") 2750 km long. This is a joint project of COMECON-countries (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance) - Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bolgaria, the GDR and the USSR. Pipe welding base in the village of Saventsy (Polish section).01.09.1976#2662614
Soyuz Gas Pipeline from Orenburg to the western border of the USSR was constructed in collaboration with the member countries of the Council for Mutual Economic Aid (CMEA): Bulgaria, Hungary, German Democratic Republic, Poland, Romania and Czechoslovakia. A purification plant near the town of Gusyatin, Ternopolsky District, at the construction site monitored by the specialists from the People's Republic of Hungary.01.08.1976#2789558
