Actor, director and head of the Russian Filmmakers' Union, Nikita Mikhalkov, left, and Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Cannes Mayor Bernard Brochand at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Artistes of the Omsk State Russian Folk Choir perform at the concert "Hello, Mother Siberia!" held as part of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival in Cannes.

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Artistes of the Omsk State Russian Folk Choir perform at the concert "Hello, Mother Siberia!" held as part of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival.

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Artistes of the Omsk State Russian Folk Choir perform at the concert "Hello, Mother Siberia!" held as part of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival in Cannes.

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Actor Alexander Oleshko and his girlfriend Viktoria at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Alcohol Siberian Group board chairman Andrei Strelets and his wife Larisa at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Actor, director and head of the Russian Filmmakers' Union, Nikita Mikhalkov, at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Actors Sergei Bezrukov and his wife Irina Bezrukova at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Federation Council member and Omsk Region senator Andrei Golushko at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Rosvodokanal Group president Alexander Shenkman and members of a folk song group at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Actor Dmitry Dyuzhev and members of a folk song group at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Federation Council's Omsk Region senator Andrei Golushko, left, and deputy chairman of the State Duma's committee for education and science, vice president of the All-Russia Association of the Blind, and first vice president of the Russian Paralympic Committee, Oleg Smolin, at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Rosvodokanal Group president Alexander Shenkman, left, and Federation Council's Omsk Region senator Andrei Golushko at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Omsk Region Culture Minister Viktor Lopukhin, left, and Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Chairperson of the Imperial Porcelain Factory's supervisory council, Galina Tsvetkova, at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky views reconstructed armor of the military and historical club Forged Army - Siberia' Service Class Men at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Omsk region Culture Minister Viktor Lopukhin, left, and Omsk Region Governor Viktor Nazarov are seen near a weaver loom at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky views miniature works by craftsman Anatoly Konenko at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Rosvodokanal Group President Alexander Shenkman, left, at a table with craftworks at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes.

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Cannes Mayor Bernard Brochand at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Cannes Mayor Bernard Brochand and director of the Omsk Region's state arts and crafts center Nelly But, right, at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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Russian Federation Council member and Omsk Region senator Andrei Golushko and general producer of the festival Tatyana Shumova at the opening of the 16th Cannes Russian Art Festival at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.

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