From left: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev and Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkin anticipating the Russian president's annual address to the Federal Assembly at the St.George Hall in the Kremlin, December 3, 2015.03.12.2015#2750811
Vyacheslav Fetisov (right), deputy chairman, Federation Council committee on social politics, and Leonid Tyagachev, deputy chairman, Federation Council committee on international affairs, anticipating the Russian president's annual address to the Federal Assembly at the St.George Hall in the Kremlin, December 3, 2015.03.12.2015#2750728
Vyacheslav Fetisov (left), deputy chairman, Federation Council committee on social politics, and Gennady Zyuganov, Russian Communist Party head, anticipating the Russian president's annual address to the Federal Assembly at the St.George Hall in the Kremlin, December 3, 2015.03.12.2015#2750720
From left: Yury Chaika, Prosecutor-General, Vyacheslav Lebedev, Supreme Court Chairman, and Valery Zorkin, Constitutional Court Chairman, listening to President Vladimir Putin's Annual Address to the Federal Assembly at the St.George Hall in the Kremlin, December 3, 2015.03.12.2015#2750714
December 3, 2015. From right: President Vladimir Putin, Supreme Court President Vyacheslav Lebedev and Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika during the annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750695
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750693
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750692
December 3, 2015. Minister of Communications and Mass Media Nikolai Nikoforov, left, and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Chief of the Government Staff Sergei Prikhodko before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750689
December 3, 2015. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750685
December 3, 2015. Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko and Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750684
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750679
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750677
December 3, 2015. From right: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev after Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750668
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev after Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750651
December 3, 2015. From right: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev after Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750648
December 3, 2015. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750645
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750642
December 3, 2015. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750641
December 3, 2015. Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko and Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750640
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750639
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750638
December 3, 2015. From left: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin and Patriarch of Moscow and All of Russia Kirill during Vladimir Putin's annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750635
December 3, 2015. Pskov Region Governor Andrei Turchak, left, and Member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexander Karelin before Vladimir Putin's annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750634
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin before his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750632
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin before his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750630
December 3, 2015. Aid to President Andrei Fursenko, left, before Vladimir Putin's annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750627
December 3, 2015. From right: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, and Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov during Vladimir Putin's annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750626
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750624
December 3, 2015. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, during Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall. From right: Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin.03.12.2015#2750621
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750619
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750617
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750615
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750614
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750613
December 3, 2015. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, second left, during Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall. Left: Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko. From right: State Duma First Deputy Speaker Alexander Zhukov, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin.03.12.2015#2750610
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750607
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750606
December 3, 2015. Presidential Aide Igor Shchegolev before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750605
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750603
December 3, 2015. Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko, left, and Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750601
December 3, 2015. During Vladimir Putin's annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750599
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750594
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750590
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750587
December 3, 2015. President or the Night Wolves national motorcycle club Alexander "Surgeon" Zaldostanov before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750586
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750585
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750584
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750582
December 3, 2015. From left: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia during Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750580
December 3, 2015. Deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee for Culture Vladimir Bortko before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750577
December 3, 2015. From left: Alexander Karelin, member of the State Duma Committee for Foreign Affairs, president of the Kontinental Hockey League Dmitry Chernyshenko and member of the Federation Council Committee for Budget and Financial Markets Suleiman Kerimov before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750575
December 3, 2015. President or the Night Wolves national motorcycle club Alexander "Surgeon" Zaldostanov before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750574
December 3, 2015. From left: State Duma First Deputy Speaker Alexander Zhukov, Rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University Viktor Sadovnichy and State Duma Education Committee chairman Vyacheslav Nikonov before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750573
December 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750550
December 3, 2015. Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov, left, and restaurant owner Yevgeny Prigozhin before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750549
December 3, 2015. Valentina Petrenko, member of the Federation Council, chair of the Mothers of Russia national public movement, and Artur Chilingarov, president of the Association of Polar Explorers and first vice-president of the Russian Geographical Society, before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750547
December 3, 2015. State Duma deputy, People's Artist of the USSR Iosif Kobzon before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750544
December 3, 2015. Russian Healthcare Minister Veronika Skvortsova before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750540
December 3, 2015. From left: Vyacheslav Fetisov, first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee for Social Policy, Anatoly Karpov, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee for Economic Policy, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship, and State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin.03.12.2015#2750536
December 3, 2015. President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Fortov, left, and Rostec Corporation general director Sergei Chemezov before Vladimir Putin's Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin's St. George Hall.03.12.2015#2750530
