In this handout photo distributed by Russian Orthodox Patriarch's press office, Orthodox priests take part in a procession during the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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Believers light candles with the Holy Fire during the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill serves during the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill holds the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attend the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Orthodox priests attend the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, in the background, attend the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill serves during the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Clergymen attend the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Clergymen attend the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Believers attend the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Believers attend the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Believers attend the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill serves during the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill serves during the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill serves during the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin attend the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill serves during the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin attend the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin attend the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Believers light their candles with Holy Fire during the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin attends the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill serves during the Easter service at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in downtown Moscow, Russia.

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Believers attend the Easter service at the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Believers attend the Easter service at the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga Varsonuphius serves during the Easter service at the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Nuns attend the Easter service at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Aleksandro-Pokrovsky Monastery in the village of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.

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A believer holds a candle during the Easter service at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Aleksandro-Pokrovsky Monastery in the village of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.

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Candles are seen during the Easter service at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Aleksandro-Pokrovsky Monastery in the village of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.

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Believers and nuns attend the procession during the Easter service at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Aleksandro-Pokrovsky Monastery in the village of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.

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A priest conducts the Easter service at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Aleksandro-Pokrovsky Monastery in the village of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.

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Believers wear protective face masks during the Easter service at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Aleksandro-Pokrovsky Monastery in the village of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.

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Believers wear protective face masks during the Easter service at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Aleksandro-Pokrovsky Monastery in the village of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.

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A priest conducts the Easter service at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Aleksandro-Pokrovsky Monastery in the village of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.

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Believers wear protective face masks during the Easter service at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Aleksandro-Pokrovsky Monastery in the village of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.

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Believers attend the Easter service at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Aleksandro-Pokrovsky Monastery in the village of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.

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Believers wearing protective face masks attend the Easter service at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Aleksandro-Pokrovsky Monastery in the village of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.

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Lamps with the Holy Fire are seen at Vnukovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia. An aircraft carrying the flame lit from the Holy Fire in Jerusalem has landed in Moscow to deliver the flame to Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral where Easter service will be conducted tonight.

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Chairman of the St. Andrew's Foundation Board of Trustees Vladimir Yakunin holds a candle with the Holy Fire at Vnukovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia. An aircraft carrying the flame lit from the Holy Fire in Jerusalem has landed in Moscow to deliver the flame to Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral where Easter service will be conducted tonight.

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A priest holds a lamp with the Holy Fire at Vnukovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia. An aircraft carrying the flame lit from the Holy Fire in Jerusalem has landed in Moscow to deliver the flame to Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral where Easter service will be conducted tonight.

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People hold lamps with the Holy Fire at Vnukovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia. An aircraft carrying the flame lit from the Holy Fire in Jerusalem has landed in Moscow to deliver the flame to Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral where Easter service will be conducted tonight.

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A person lights a candle with the Holy Fire at Vnukovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia. An aircraft carrying the flame lit from the Holy Fire in Jerusalem has landed in Moscow to deliver the flame to Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral where Easter service will be conducted tonight.

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Chairman of the St. Andrew's Foundation Board of Trustees Vladimir Yakunin holds a lamp with the Holy Fire at Vnukovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia. An aircraft carrying the flame lit from the Holy Fire in Jerusalem has landed in Moscow to deliver the flame to Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral where Easter service will be conducted tonight.

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Chairman of the St. Andrew's Foundation Board of Trustees Vladimir Yakunin holds a lamp with the Holy Fire at Vnukovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia. An aircraft carrying the flame lit from the Holy Fire in Jerusalem has landed in Moscow to deliver the flame to Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral where Easter service will be conducted tonight.

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People close lamps with the Holy Fire at Vnukovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia. An aircraft carrying the flame lit from the Holy Fire in Jerusalem has landed in Moscow to deliver the flame to Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral where Easter service will be conducted tonight.

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Chairman of the St. Andrew's Foundation Board of Trustees Vladimir Yakunin holds a candle with the Holy Fire at Vnukovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia. An aircraft carrying the flame lit from the Holy Fire in Jerusalem has landed in Moscow to deliver the flame to Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral where Easter service will be conducted tonight.

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Believers attend the procession during the Easter service at the Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God in Vladivostok, Russia.

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Priests attend the procession during the Easter service at the Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God in Vladivostok, Russia.

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