Pictures of The Week
I have picked the photos of the brightest events of the week in Moscow and other Russian regions.
The “Chinese New Year” festival has opened at Gum Department Store in Moscow. It will close this year on February 28!
by CRI Online
Maslenitsa – the holiday of winter farewell – is one of the merriest traditional festivities in Russia. Pancakes abound as the country marks a weeklong celebration. Russians tend to flock to city streets and celebrate the long-awaited arrival of spring.
by TASS, Alexey Kotov
The traditional Maslenitsa bonfire was lit in the Kaluzhskaya region, Russia.
by Artem Geodakyan / ТАСС / Scanpix / LETA
All the FIFA 2018 football venues in Russia were put together in one picture.
By the way…
Here are 7 pictures of Red Square that may leave you speechless.