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Search filters ‹ Back to results | Andrei Kasprishin (278) Page 1 of 3 Members of a local winter swimming club take part in an event marking the 69th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the waters of the Ob River in Barnaul, Russia October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin Members of a local winter swimming club take part in an event marking the 69th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the waters of the Ob River in Barnaul, Russia October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishinhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/members-of-a-local-winter-swimming-club-take-part-in-an-event-marking-the-69th-birthday-of-russian-president-vladimir-putin-in-the-waters-of-the-ob-river-in-barnaul-russia-october-7-2021-reutersandrei-kasprishin-image446977372.html Members of a local winter swimming club take part in an event marking the 69th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the waters of the Ob River in Barnaul, Russia October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin Members of a local winter swimming club take part in an event marking the 69th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the waters of the Ob River in Barnaul, Russia October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishinhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/members-of-a-local-winter-swimming-club-take-part-in-an-event-marking-the-69th-birthday-of-russian-president-vladimir-putin-in-the-waters-of-the-ob-river-in-barnaul-russia-october-7-2021-reutersandrei-kasprishin-image446978354.html Members of a local winter swimming club take part in an event marking the 69th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the waters of the Ob River in Barnaul, Russia October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin Members of a local winter swimming club take part in an event marking the 69th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the waters of the Ob River in Barnaul, Russia October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishinhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/members-of-a-local-winter-swimming-club-take-part-in-an-event-marking-the-69th-birthday-of-russian-president-vladimir-putin-in-the-waters-of-the-ob-river-in-barnaul-russia-october-7-2021-reutersandrei-kasprishin-image446978961.html Members of a local winter swimming club take part in an event marking the 69th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the waters of the Ob River in Barnaul, Russia October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin Members of a local winter swimming club take part in an event marking the 69th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the waters of the Ob River in Barnaul, Russia October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishinhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/members-of-a-local-winter-swimming-club-take-part-in-an-event-marking-the-69th-birthday-of-russian-president-vladimir-putin-in-the-waters-of-the-ob-river-in-barnaul-russia-october-7-2021-reutersandrei-kasprishin-image446980378.html A member of a local winter swimming club holds a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the waters of the Ob River during an event marking Putin's 69th birthday in Barnaul, Russia October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin A member of a local winter swimming club holds a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the waters of the Ob River during an event marking Putin's 69th birthday in Barnaul, Russia October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishinhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-member-of-a-local-winter-swimming-club-holds-a-portrait-of-russian-president-vladimir-putin-in-the-waters-of-the-ob-river-during-an-event-marking-putins-69th-birthday-in-barnaul-russia-october-7-2021-reutersandrei-kasprishin-image446977658.html A member of a local winter swimming club takes part in an event marking the 69th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the waters of the Ob River in Barnaul, Russia October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin A member of a local winter swimming club takes part in an event marking the 69th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the waters of the Ob River in Barnaul, Russia October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishinhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-member-of-a-local-winter-swimming-club-takes-part-in-an-event-marking-the-69th-birthday-of-russian-president-vladimir-putin-in-the-waters-of-the-ob-river-in-barnaul-russia-october-7-2021-reutersandrei-kasprishin-image446977895.html Nadia Khalina, possibly the world's fattest baby, lies on a bed next to her two-year-old sister Zhenya at their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Nadia Khalina, possibly the world's fattest baby, lies on a bed next to her two-year-old sister Zhenya at their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/nadia-khalina-possibly-the-worlds-fattest-baby-lies-on-a-bed-next-to-her-two-year-old-sister-zhenya-at-their-apartment-in-the-siberian-city-of-aleisk-october-26-2007-tatyana-gave-birth-on-september-17-to-nadia-who-weighed-a-whopping-775-kg-171-lb-at-birth-the-heaviest-baby-ever-born-weighed-108-kg-in-the-united-states-in-1879-but-it-died-within-11-days-the-latest-edition-of-the-guinness-book-of-records-notes-a-brazilian-baby-born-this-year-weighed-757-kg-nadia-was-heavier-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400872572.html A member of Russia's special police keeps guard as his colleague carries sacks of confiscated drugs that are to be destroyed in Barnaul in the Altai region November 30, 2007. Police in Barnaul destroyed some 160 kg of heroin on Friday, which had been confiscated during a number of recent operations, local media reported. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A member of Russia's special police keeps guard as his colleague carries sacks of confiscated drugs that are to be destroyed in Barnaul in the Altai region November 30, 2007. Police in Barnaul destroyed some 160 kg of heroin on Friday, which had been confiscated during a number of recent operations, local media reported. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-member-of-russias-special-police-keeps-guard-as-his-colleague-carries-sacks-of-confiscated-drugs-that-are-to-be-destroyed-in-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-november-30-2007-police-in-barnaul-destroyed-some-160-kg-of-heroin-on-friday-which-had-been-confiscated-during-a-number-of-recent-operations-local-media-reported-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400674376.html Vladimir Bukhmiller's diving instructor's card is seen in this November 27, 2004 file photo. Bukhmiller and two other Russian divers have been missing since they went on a dive excusion in the Red Sea in Egypt, Russian media reported on Thursday, November 22, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin/File (RUSSIA) Vladimir Bukhmiller's diving instructor's card is seen in this November 27, 2004 file photo. Bukhmiller and two other Russian divers have been missing since they went on a dive excusion in the Red Sea in Egypt, Russian media reported on Thursday, November 22, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin/File (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/vladimir-bukhmillers-diving-instructors-card-is-seen-in-this-november-27-2004-file-photo-bukhmiller-and-two-other-russian-divers-have-been-missing-since-they-went-on-a-dive-excusion-in-the-red-sea-in-egypt-russian-media-reported-on-thursday-november-22-2007-reutersandrei-kasprishinfile-russia-image400743231.html Tatyana Khalina holds baby Nadia, possibly the world's fattest baby, as her other children play at their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Khalina gave birth on Sept. 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Tatyana Khalina holds baby Nadia, possibly the world's fattest baby, as her other children play at their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Khalina gave birth on Sept. 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/tatyana-khalina-holds-baby-nadia-possibly-the-worlds-fattest-baby-as-her-other-children-play-at-their-apartment-in-the-siberian-city-of-aleisk-october-26-2007-khalina-gave-birth-on-sept-17-to-nadia-who-weighed-a-whopping-775-kg-171-lb-at-birth-the-heaviest-baby-ever-born-weighed-108-kg-in-the-united-states-in-1879-but-it-died-within-11-days-the-latest-edition-of-the-guinness-book-of-records-notes-a-brazilian-baby-born-this-year-weighed-757-kg-nadia-was-heavier-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400652849.html Diving instructor Vladimir Bukhmiller (L) speaks to an unidentified diving student at a swimming pool in Barnaul, in the Altai region, in this November 27, 2004 file picture. Bukhmiller and two other divers have been missing since they went on a dive excursion in the Red Sea in Egypt, Russian media reported on November 22, 2007. Picture taken November 27, 2004. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin/File (RUSSIA) Diving instructor Vladimir Bukhmiller (L) speaks to an unidentified diving student at a swimming pool in Barnaul, in the Altai region, in this November 27, 2004 file picture. Bukhmiller and two other divers have been missing since they went on a dive excursion in the Red Sea in Egypt, Russian media reported on November 22, 2007. Picture taken November 27, 2004. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin/File (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/diving-instructor-vladimir-bukhmiller-l-speaks-to-an-unidentified-diving-student-at-a-swimming-pool-in-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-in-this-november-27-2004-file-picture-bukhmiller-and-two-other-divers-have-been-missing-since-they-went-on-a-dive-excursion-in-the-red-sea-in-egypt-russian-media-reported-on-november-22-2007-picture-taken-november-27-2004-reutersandrei-kasprishinfile-russia-image400743212.html Russia's Maxim Opalev (C), member of his country's Olympic canoe team, trains near Barnaul in the Altai region August 6, 2008. Opalev will represent Russia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Russia's Maxim Opalev (C), member of his country's Olympic canoe team, trains near Barnaul in the Altai region August 6, 2008. Opalev will represent Russia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/russias-maxim-opalev-c-member-of-his-countrys-olympic-canoe-team-trains-near-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-august-6-2008-opalev-will-represent-russia-at-the-2008-beijing-olympics-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image401054997.html A man stokes the oven of a mobile sauna that is mounted on a four-wheel drive truck in a forest in Barnaul in the Altai region April 5, 2008. A local craftsman installed the Russian sauna, or banya, in the cabin of a four wheel-drive personnel carrier and said the rugged army vehicle can master almost any terrain. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A man stokes the oven of a mobile sauna that is mounted on a four-wheel drive truck in a forest in Barnaul in the Altai region April 5, 2008. A local craftsman installed the Russian sauna, or banya, in the cabin of a four wheel-drive personnel carrier and said the rugged army vehicle can master almost any terrain. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-man-stokes-the-oven-of-a-mobile-sauna-that-is-mounted-on-a-four-wheel-drive-truck-in-a-forest-in-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-april-5-2008-a-local-craftsman-installed-the-russian-sauna-or-banya-in-the-cabin-of-a-four-wheel-drive-personnel-carrier-and-said-the-rugged-army-vehicle-can-master-almost-any-terrain-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400811037.html Alexander Girev, 51, smiles as workers unload furniture from a truck in the village of Topchikha, 150 km (93 miles) from the regional centre Barnaul, November 25, 2009. Girev received an apartment in a new block of flats for free under a local welfare programme after waiting for his turn for over 30 years. Girev spent the whole of his working life as a blacksmith at a local collective farm. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA SOCIETY) Alexander Girev, 51, smiles as workers unload furniture from a truck in the village of Topchikha, 150 km (93 miles) from the regional centre Barnaul, November 25, 2009. Girev received an apartment in a new block of flats for free under a local welfare programme after waiting for his turn for over 30 years. Girev spent the whole of his working life as a blacksmith at a local collective farm. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/new-conscript-kisses-with-a-girl-as-he-departs-from-russias-siberian-city-of-barnaul-october-28-2008-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400266294.html Russian Communist Party leader and candidate in the upcoming presidential election Gennady Zyuganov holds a copy of the Pravda (Truth) newspaper during a news conference in Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region, January 29, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Russian Communist Party leader and candidate in the upcoming presidential election Gennady Zyuganov holds a copy of the Pravda (Truth) newspaper during a news conference in Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region, January 29, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/russian-communist-party-leader-and-candidate-in-the-upcoming-presidential-election-gennady-zyuganov-holds-a-copy-of-the-pravda-truth-newspaper-during-a-news-conference-in-barnaul-the-capital-of-the-altai-region-january-29-2008-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400345618.html A woman takes pictures of freshly recruited Kremlin Guards after they swore their oath of allegiance at the regiment's base outside Moscow May 17, 2008. The Kremlin Guard, or Presidential Regiment, is a military regiment charged with the security of the Kremlin and its highest state officials. Five hundred new recruits from all over Russia were accepted to the unit this year, after passing strict terms of admission. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A woman takes pictures of freshly recruited Kremlin Guards after they swore their oath of allegiance at the regiment's base outside Moscow May 17, 2008. The Kremlin Guard, or Presidential Regiment, is a military regiment charged with the security of the Kremlin and its highest state officials. Five hundred new recruits from all over Russia were accepted to the unit this year, after passing strict terms of admission. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-woman-takes-pictures-of-freshly-recruited-kremlin-guards-after-they-swore-their-oath-of-allegiance-at-the-regiments-base-outside-moscow-may-17-2008-the-kremlin-guard-or-presidential-regiment-is-a-military-regiment-charged-with-the-security-of-the-kremlin-and-its-highest-state-officials-five-hundred-new-recruits-from-all-over-russia-were-accepted-to-the-unit-this-year-after-passing-strict-terms-of-admission-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400265527.html A view of the village of Gornovka with a collective farm named after Russia's President Vladimir Putin November 16, 2007. The Putin farm employs 25 technicians earning a monthly wage of between 4,000 and 5,000 roubles ($164-$205), about a third of the national average of 13,800 roubles. Picture taken November 16, 2007. To match the feature RUSSIA-VOTE/FARMERS REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A view of the village of Gornovka with a collective farm named after Russia's President Vladimir Putin November 16, 2007. The Putin farm employs 25 technicians earning a monthly wage of between 4,000 and 5,000 roubles ($164-$205), about a third of the national average of 13,800 roubles. Picture taken November 16, 2007. To match the feature RUSSIA-VOTE/FARMERS REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-view-of-the-village-of-gornovka-with-a-collective-farm-named-after-russias-president-vladimir-putin-november-16-2007-the-putin-farm-employs-25-technicians-earning-a-monthly-wage-of-between-4000-and-5000-roubles-164-205-about-a-third-of-the-national-average-of-13800-roubles-picture-taken-november-16-2007-to-match-the-feature-russia-votefarmers-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400173185.html Nadia Khalina, possibly the world's fattest baby, lies in a pram with her mother Tatyana (L), father Viktor (R) and her siblings in their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Nadia Khalina, possibly the world's fattest baby, lies in a pram with her mother Tatyana (L), father Viktor (R) and her siblings in their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/nadia-khalina-possibly-the-worlds-fattest-baby-lies-in-a-pram-with-her-mother-tatyana-l-father-viktor-r-and-her-siblings-in-their-apartment-in-the-siberian-city-of-aleisk-october-26-2007-tatyana-gave-birth-on-september-17-to-nadia-who-weighed-a-whopping-775-kg-171-lb-at-birth-the-heaviest-baby-ever-born-weighed-108-kg-in-the-united-states-in-1879-but-it-died-within-11-days-the-latest-edition-of-the-guinness-book-of-records-notes-a-brazilian-baby-born-this-year-weighed-757-kg-nadia-was-heavier-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400202413.html Nadia Khalina, possibly the world's fattest baby, lies in a pram next to her mother Tatyana (L) as her brothers and sisters look on in their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Khalina gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Nadia Khalina, possibly the world's fattest baby, lies in a pram next to her mother Tatyana (L) as her brothers and sisters look on in their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Khalina gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/nadia-khalina-possibly-the-worlds-fattest-baby-lies-in-a-pram-next-to-her-mother-tatyana-l-as-her-brothers-and-sisters-look-on-in-their-apartment-in-the-siberian-city-of-aleisk-october-26-2007-khalina-gave-birth-on-september-17-to-nadia-who-weighed-a-whopping-775-kg-171-lb-at-birth-the-heaviest-baby-ever-born-weighed-108-kg-in-the-united-states-in-1879-but-it-died-within-11-days-the-latest-edition-of-the-guinness-book-of-records-notes-a-brazilian-baby-born-this-year-weighed-757-kg-nadia-was-heavier-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400293407.html A woman approaches geese in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A woman approaches geese in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) A hairdresser, standing next to a portrait of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin, cuts a customer's hair at a hairdressing salon called 'USSR' in Barnaul city in the Altai region June 3, 2010. The salon, which was stylised after the Soviet epoch, attracts visitors with its low prices and is mostly popular among veterans and the elderly. 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People gathered to protest against the government, led by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and its policies. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-demonstrator-with-a-red-soviet-flag-stands-during-a-protest-rally-in-russias-barnaul-city-in-altai-region-march-24-2010-people-gathered-to-protest-against-the-government-led-by-russian-prime-minister-vladimir-putin-and-its-policies-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-politics-civil-unrest-image400491458.html Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the rifle named after him, hugs a monument to himself in his native village Kurya in Russia's Altai region September 16, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the rifle named after him, hugs a monument to himself in his native village Kurya in Russia's Altai region September 16, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/mikhail-kalashnikov-the-inventor-of-the-rifle-named-after-him-hugs-a-monument-to-himself-in-his-native-village-kurya-in-russias-altai-region-september-16-2007-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400098146.html Local residents sit in a boat in a flooded street in the village of Zaton on the Ob River, outside Barnaul city in the Altai region, June 23, 2010. Melting snow in mountainous districts has caused flooding in the village. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) Local residents sit in a boat in a flooded street in the village of Zaton on the Ob River, outside Barnaul city in the Altai region, June 23, 2010. Melting snow in mountainous districts has caused flooding in the village. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/local-residents-sit-in-a-boat-in-a-flooded-street-in-the-village-of-zaton-on-the-ob-river-outside-barnaul-city-in-the-altai-region-june-23-2010-melting-snow-in-mountainous-districts-has-caused-flooding-in-the-village-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-environment-images-of-the-day-image400092616.html Children play in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Children play in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Soldiers carry a table during a swearing in ceremony of Kremlin Guard recruits at the regiment's base outside Moscow May 17, 2008. The Kremlin Guard, or Presidential Regiment, is a military regiment charged with the security of the Kremlin and its highest state officials. Five hundred new recruits from all over Russia were accepted to the unit this year, after passing strict terms of admission. 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A few weeks ago, this saker falcon - one of an endangered species - was being smuggled out of Russia, stuffed inside a tiny bag with its wings bound, and heading for the Middle East where each specimen can fetch thousands of dollars. Picture taken November 12, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Sergei Ganusevich of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) watches a falcon fly to freedom near the village of Kazachii, some 70 km (43.5 miles) from Barnaul in the Altai region of southern Siberia November 12, 2007. A few weeks ago, this saker falcon - one of an endangered species - was being smuggled out of Russia, stuffed inside a tiny bag with its wings bound, and heading for the Middle East where each specimen can fetch thousands of dollars. Picture taken November 12, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/sergei-ganusevich-of-the-international-fund-for-animal-welfare-ifaw-watches-a-falcon-fly-to-freedom-near-the-village-of-kazachii-some-70-km-435-miles-from-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-of-southern-siberia-november-12-2007-a-few-weeks-ago-this-saker-falcon-one-of-an-endangered-species-was-being-smuggled-out-of-russia-stuffed-inside-a-tiny-bag-with-its-wings-bound-and-heading-for-the-middle-east-where-each-specimen-can-fetch-thousands-of-dollars-picture-taken-november-12-2007-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400304228.html Men from a 'Polar Bear' sports society play in the snow in front of a polling station after voting in Barnaul March 2, 2008. Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election expected to deliver a victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic image. Members of the sports society meet to swim in frozen lakes and bathe in snow. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Men from a 'Polar Bear' sports society play in the snow in front of a polling station after voting in Barnaul March 2, 2008. Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election expected to deliver a victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic image. Members of the sports society meet to swim in frozen lakes and bathe in snow. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/men-from-a-polar-bear-sports-society-play-in-the-snow-in-front-of-a-polling-station-after-voting-in-barnaul-march-2-2008-russians-voted-for-a-new-president-on-sunday-in-an-election-expected-to-deliver-a-victory-to-kremlin-leader-vladimir-putins-chosen-successor-and-another-blow-to-moscows-already-tarnished-democratic-image-members-of-the-sports-society-meet-to-swim-in-frozen-lakes-and-bathe-in-snow-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400255578.html Crayfish are being prepared in front of a mobile sauna that is mounted on a four-wheel drive truck in a forest in Barnaul in the Altai region April 5, 2008. A local craftsman installed the Russian sauna, or banya, in the cabin of a four wheel-drive personnel carrier and said the rugged army vehicle can master almost any terrain. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Crayfish are being prepared in front of a mobile sauna that is mounted on a four-wheel drive truck in a forest in Barnaul in the Altai region April 5, 2008. A local craftsman installed the Russian sauna, or banya, in the cabin of a four wheel-drive personnel carrier and said the rugged army vehicle can master almost any terrain. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/crayfish-are-being-prepared-in-front-of-a-mobile-sauna-that-is-mounted-on-a-four-wheel-drive-truck-in-a-forest-in-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-april-5-2008-a-local-craftsman-installed-the-russian-sauna-or-banya-in-the-cabin-of-a-four-wheel-drive-personnel-carrier-and-said-the-rugged-army-vehicle-can-master-almost-any-terrain-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400305444.html People watch an eclipse of the sun in the Altai region, some 300 km (186.4 miles) from Barnaul, August 1, 2008. A dark shadow swept across Russia on Friday as thousands of skywatchers from all over the world flocked to Siberia to see a rare total eclipse of the sun. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) People watch an eclipse of the sun in the Altai region, some 300 km (186.4 miles) from Barnaul, August 1, 2008. A dark shadow swept across Russia on Friday as thousands of skywatchers from all over the world flocked to Siberia to see a rare total eclipse of the sun. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/people-watch-an-eclipse-of-the-sun-in-the-altai-region-some-300-km-1864-miles-from-barnaul-august-1-2008-a-dark-shadow-swept-across-russia-on-friday-as-thousands-of-skywatchers-from-all-over-the-world-flocked-to-siberia-to-see-a-rare-total-eclipse-of-the-sun-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400393440.html A woman warms up after a dip in icy waters during an Orthodox Epiphany celebration, in the main Altai city of Barnaul, January 19, 2010. Orthodox believers mark Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in icy waters regardless of the weather and subzero temperatures. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) A woman warms up after a dip in icy waters during an Orthodox Epiphany celebration, in the main Altai city of Barnaul, January 19, 2010. Orthodox believers mark Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in icy waters regardless of the weather and subzero temperatures. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-woman-warms-up-after-a-dip-in-icy-waters-during-an-orthodox-epiphany-celebration-in-the-main-altai-city-of-barnaul-january-19-2010-orthodox-believers-mark-epiphany-on-january-19-by-immersing-themselves-in-icy-waters-regardless-of-the-weather-and-subzero-temperatures-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-religion-society-image400129840.html Inmates attend a service marking the anniversary of the 1989 pull-out of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, in the church of a prison colony in Barnaul in the Altai region February 14, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Inmates attend a service marking the anniversary of the 1989 pull-out of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, in the church of a prison colony in Barnaul in the Altai region February 14, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/inmates-attend-a-service-marking-the-anniversary-of-the-1989-pull-out-of-soviet-troops-from-afghanistan-in-the-church-of-a-prison-colony-in-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-february-14-2008-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400099997.html A woman embraces a freshly recruited Kremlin Guard after he swore his oath of allegiance at the regiment's base outside Moscow May 17, 2008. The Kremlin Guard, or Presidential Regiment, is a military regiment charged with the security of the Kremlin and its highest state officials. Five hundred new recruits from all over Russia were accepted to the unit this year, after passing strict terms of admission. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A woman embraces a freshly recruited Kremlin Guard after he swore his oath of allegiance at the regiment's base outside Moscow May 17, 2008. The Kremlin Guard, or Presidential Regiment, is a military regiment charged with the security of the Kremlin and its highest state officials. Five hundred new recruits from all over Russia were accepted to the unit this year, after passing strict terms of admission. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-woman-embraces-a-freshly-recruited-kremlin-guard-after-he-swore-his-oath-of-allegiance-at-the-regiments-base-outside-moscow-may-17-2008-the-kremlin-guard-or-presidential-regiment-is-a-military-regiment-charged-with-the-security-of-the-kremlin-and-its-highest-state-officials-five-hundred-new-recruits-from-all-over-russia-were-accepted-to-the-unit-this-year-after-passing-strict-terms-of-admission-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400294829.html Preacher of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, Ignaty Lapkin, sits on a swing in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Preacher of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, Ignaty Lapkin, sits on a swing in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. 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Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Preacher of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, Ignaty Lapkin, sits with children at a bonfire in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) People line up to take blessed water during Epiphany celebrations in Barnaul January 19, 2009. Orthodox Christians celebrate the religious holiday of Epiphany according to the Gregorian calendar, which falls on January 19 this year. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/people-line-up-to-take-blessed-water-during-epiphany-celebrations-in-barnaul-january-19-2009-orthodox-christians-celebrate-the-religious-holiday-of-epiphany-according-to-the-gregorian-calendar-which-falls-on-january-19-this-year-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400221653.html Dappled deer walk in an enclosure at a deer farm in the Altai region's Soloneshensky district, some 300 km southwest of Barnaul, June 29, 2008. The farm raises some 600 deer and 600 Siberian stags, whose antlers are harvested in June and used for the production of medicine. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Dappled deer walk in an enclosure at a deer farm in the Altai region's Soloneshensky district, some 300 km southwest of Barnaul, June 29, 2008. The farm raises some 600 deer and 600 Siberian stags, whose antlers are harvested in June and used for the production of medicine. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/dappled-deer-walk-in-an-enclosure-at-a-deer-farm-in-the-altai-regions-soloneshensky-district-some-300-km-southwest-of-barnaul-june-29-2008-the-farm-raises-some-600-deer-and-600-siberian-stags-whose-antlers-are-harvested-in-june-and-used-for-the-production-of-medicine-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400146994.html Nazareth guitarist Jimmy Murrison (L) and bassist Pete Agnew perform during a concert in Barnaul, October 31, 2008. Picture taken October 31, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Nazareth guitarist Jimmy Murrison (L) and bassist Pete Agnew perform during a concert in Barnaul, October 31, 2008. Picture taken October 31, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/nazareth-guitarist-jimmy-murrison-l-and-bassist-pete-agnew-perform-during-a-concert-in-barnaul-october-31-2008-picture-taken-october-31-2008-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image400247168.html Baby girl Nadia (L), who weighed 7.75 kg (17.1 lbs) after birth, lies in a maternity ward in the Siberian city of Barnaul September 26, 2007. One Siberian mother has done more than her fair share to heal Russia's dire population decline. Tatyana Khalina shocked her husband by giving birth to a 7.75 kg (17.1 lbs) baby girl this month, her 12th child. REUTERS/Andrey Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Baby girl Nadia (L), who weighed 7.75 kg (17.1 lbs) after birth, lies in a maternity ward in the Siberian city of Barnaul September 26, 2007. One Siberian mother has done more than her fair share to heal Russia's dire population decline. Tatyana Khalina shocked her husband by giving birth to a 7.75 kg (17.1 lbs) baby girl this month, her 12th child. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) People have a festive meal in the village of Poteryaevka, inhabited by members of an Orthodox community, some 200 km (124 miles) southwest of the city of Barnaul in Russia's Altai region on the day of Easter celebrations, April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/people-have-a-festive-meal-in-the-village-of-poteryaevka-inhabited-by-members-of-an-orthodox-community-some-200-km-124-miles-southwest-of-the-city-of-barnaul-in-russias-altai-region-on-the-day-of-easter-celebrations-april-24-2011-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-religion-society-image399625408.html Chuck the kangaroo, with a joey in her pouch, looks out from her enclosure in a zoo in the western Siberian city of Barnaul March 29, 2014. The zoo bought the kangaroo in 2013, believing it to be male until staff observed the cub in its pouch this month, local media reported. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS) Chuck the kangaroo, with a joey in her pouch, looks out from her enclosure in a zoo in the western Siberian city of Barnaul March 29, 2014. The zoo bought the kangaroo in 2013, believing it to be male until staff observed the cub in its pouch this month, local media reported. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/chuck-the-kangaroo-with-a-joey-in-her-pouch-looks-out-from-her-enclosure-in-a-zoo-in-the-western-siberian-city-of-barnaul-march-29-2014-the-zoo-bought-the-kangaroo-in-2013-believing-it-to-be-male-until-staff-observed-the-cub-in-its-pouch-this-month-local-media-reported-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-animals-image399664408.html People take part in an Easter service at a church in the village of Poteryaevka, inhabited by members of an Orthodox community, some 200 km (124 miles) southwest of the city of Barnaul in Russia's Altai region, April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) People take part in an Easter service at a church in the village of Poteryaevka, inhabited by members of an Orthodox community, some 200 km (124 miles) southwest of the city of Barnaul in Russia's Altai region, April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/people-take-part-in-an-easter-service-at-a-church-in-the-village-of-poteryaevka-inhabited-by-members-of-an-orthodox-community-some-200-km-124-miles-southwest-of-the-city-of-barnaul-in-russias-altai-region-april-24-2011-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-religion-society-images-of-the-day-image399727534.html People hold pictures of World War Two soldiers as they take part in the Immortal Regiment march during the Victory Day celebrations in Barnaul, Russia, May 9, 2015. Russia marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe on Saturday with a military parade, showcasing new military hardware at a time when relations with the West have hit lows not seen since the Cold War. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY People hold pictures of World War Two soldiers as they take part in the Immortal Regiment march during the Victory Day celebrations in Barnaul, Russia, May 9, 2015. Russia marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe on Saturday with a military parade, showcasing new military hardware at a time when relations with the West have hit lows not seen since the Cold War. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/people-hold-pictures-of-world-war-two-soldiers-as-they-take-part-in-the-immortal-regiment-march-during-the-victory-day-celebrations-in-barnaul-russia-may-9-2015-russia-marks-the-70th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-world-war-two-in-europe-on-saturday-with-a-military-parade-showcasing-new-military-hardware-at-a-time-when-relations-with-the-west-have-hit-lows-not-seen-since-the-cold-war-reutersandrei-kasprishin-tpx-images-of-the-day-image399724137.html Nadezhda and Andrei (R) Ligostaev smile at their house in the village of Gornovka at the collective farm named after Russia's President Vladimir Putin November 16, 2007. The Putin farm employs 25 technicians earning a monthly wage of between 4,000 and 5,000 roubles ($164-$205), about a third of the national average of 13,800 roubles. Picture taken November 16, 2007. To match the feature RUSSIA-VOTE/FARMERS REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Nadezhda and Andrei (R) Ligostaev smile at their house in the village of Gornovka at the collective farm named after Russia's President Vladimir Putin November 16, 2007. The Putin farm employs 25 technicians earning a monthly wage of between 4,000 and 5,000 roubles ($164-$205), about a third of the national average of 13,800 roubles. Picture taken November 16, 2007. 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Members of the sports society meet to swim in frozen lakes and bathe in snow. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Men from a 'Polar Bear' sports society pour water on themselves in front of a polling station after voting in Barnaul March 2, 2008. Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election expected to deliver a victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic image. Members of the sports society meet to swim in frozen lakes and bathe in snow. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/russian-president-dmitry-medvedev-speaks-during-a-meeting-with-students-in-the-city-of-barnaul-november-1-2011-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-politics-education-image399604398.html Pallbearers carry the coffin of famous Russian actor Valeri Zolotukhin during his funeral service in the village of Bistri Istok, some 250 kilometres south east of Barnaul, April 5, 2013. Much loved stage and screen actor Zolotukhin died on March 30, aged 71. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION OBITUARY) Pallbearers carry the coffin of famous Russian actor Valeri Zolotukhin during his funeral service in the village of Bistri Istok, some 250 kilometres south east of Barnaul, April 5, 2013. Much loved stage and screen actor Zolotukhin died on March 30, aged 71. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) Swans swim over a lake, with the air temperature at about minus 35 degrees Celsius (minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit) as steam ascends above the water during sunset near the village of Urozhainy, Sovetsky district of Altai region, January 26, 2015. About 600 swans annually migrate to the lake, which is heated by warm springs, where they spend their winter being fed by yagers, which help them to survive the severe cold. Picture taken January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/swans-swim-over-a-lake-with-the-air-temperature-at-about-minus-35-degrees-celsius-minus-31-degrees-fahrenheit-as-steam-ascends-above-the-water-during-sunset-near-the-village-of-urozhainy-sovetsky-district-of-altai-region-january-26-2015-about-600-swans-annually-migrate-to-the-lake-which-is-heated-by-warm-springs-where-they-spend-their-winter-being-fed-by-yagers-which-help-them-to-survive-the-severe-cold-picture-taken-january-26-2015-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-animals-environment-image399776871.html A man with tattoos on his body leaves the icy waters of the Ob river after taking a dip during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in Barnaul city in Russia's Altai region January 19, 2011. Orthodox Christians celebrate the religious holiday of Epiphany according to the Gregorian calendar on January 19. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) A man with tattoos on his body leaves the icy waters of the Ob river after taking a dip during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in Barnaul city in Russia's Altai region January 19, 2011. Orthodox Christians celebrate the religious holiday of Epiphany according to the Gregorian calendar on January 19. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-man-with-tattoos-on-his-body-leaves-the-icy-waters-of-the-ob-river-after-taking-a-dip-during-orthodox-epiphany-celebrations-in-barnaul-city-in-russias-altai-region-january-19-2011-orthodox-christians-celebrate-the-religious-holiday-of-epiphany-according-to-the-gregorian-calendar-on-january-19-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-religion-society-image399701889.html Participants hold flags and banners in support of a referendum in Crimea during a rally in the Siberian city of Barnaul March 13, 2014. The European Union agreed on a framework on Wednesday for its first sanctions on Russia since the Cold War, a stronger response to the Ukraine crisis than many expected and a mark of solidarity with Washington in the drive to make Moscow pay for seizing Crimea. The banner reads, 'Crimea, come home'. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) Participants hold flags and banners in support of a referendum in Crimea during a rally in the Siberian city of Barnaul March 13, 2014. The European Union agreed on a framework on Wednesday for its first sanctions on Russia since the Cold War, a stronger response to the Ukraine crisis than many expected and a mark of solidarity with Washington in the drive to make Moscow pay for seizing Crimea. The banner reads, 'Crimea, come home'. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/participants-hold-flags-and-banners-in-support-of-a-referendum-in-crimea-during-a-rally-in-the-siberian-city-of-barnaul-march-13-2014-the-european-union-agreed-on-a-framework-on-wednesday-for-its-first-sanctions-on-russia-since-the-cold-war-a-stronger-response-to-the-ukraine-crisis-than-many-expected-and-a-mark-of-solidarity-with-washington-in-the-drive-to-make-moscow-pay-for-seizing-crimea-the-banner-reads-crimea-come-home-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-politics-civil-unrest-image399796048.html Flood water surrounds a group of houses in the settlement of Ust-Charish in Russia's Altai region June 3, 2014. At least six died and up to 10,000 people lost their houses in Altai, where heavy floods had destroyed 230 kilometres of roads and 20 bridges, local media reported on Monday. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) Flood water surrounds a group of houses in the settlement of Ust-Charish in Russia's Altai region June 3, 2014. At least six died and up to 10,000 people lost their houses in Altai, where heavy floods had destroyed 230 kilometres of roads and 20 bridges, local media reported on Monday. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/flood-water-surrounds-a-group-of-houses-in-the-settlement-of-ust-charish-in-russias-altai-region-june-3-2014-at-least-six-died-and-up-to-10000-people-lost-their-houses-in-altai-where-heavy-floods-had-destroyed-230-kilometres-of-roads-and-20-bridges-local-media-reported-on-monday-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-disaster-environment-image399560973.html A boy demonstrates his skills at a gym in the city of Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region March 10, 2012. About 200 local boys, aged under 15, who call themselves 'Pull-up bar men', go in for sports and specialize in exercises on pull-up bars, parallel bars and other gymnastic apparatus. Enthusiasts, most of whom originate from troubled families, resist bad habits like smoking, taking drugs and drinking alcohol and compete during the weekend competitions, while representing their districts and courtyards, according to participants. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SOCIETY A boy demonstrates his skills at a gym in the city of Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region March 10, 2012. About 200 local boys, aged under 15, who call themselves 'Pull-up bar men', go in for sports and specialize in exercises on pull-up bars, parallel bars and other gymnastic apparatus. Enthusiasts, most of whom originate from troubled families, resist bad habits like smoking, taking drugs and drinking alcohol and compete during the weekend competitions, while representing their districts and courtyards, according to participants. 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Orthodox Christians celebrate the religious holiday of Epiphany according to the Gregorian calendar on January 19. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) A woman prepares to take a dip in icy waters of the Ob river in sub zero temperatures during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in the city of Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region, January 19, 2012. Orthodox Christians celebrate the religious holiday of Epiphany according to the Gregorian calendar on January 19. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-woman-prepares-to-take-a-dip-in-icy-waters-of-the-ob-river-in-sub-zero-temperatures-during-orthodox-epiphany-celebrations-in-the-city-of-barnaul-the-capital-of-the-altai-region-january-19-2012-orthodox-christians-celebrate-the-religious-holiday-of-epiphany-according-to-the-gregorian-calendar-on-january-19-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-society-religion-image399314623.html Children have a festive meal in the village of Poteryaevka, inhabited by members of an Orthodox community, some 200 km (124 miles) southwest of the city of Barnaul in Russia's Altai region on the day of Easter celebrations, April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) Children have a festive meal in the village of Poteryaevka, inhabited by members of an Orthodox community, some 200 km (124 miles) southwest of the city of Barnaul in Russia's Altai region on the day of Easter celebrations, April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/children-have-a-festive-meal-in-the-village-of-poteryaevka-inhabited-by-members-of-an-orthodox-community-some-200-km-124-miles-southwest-of-the-city-of-barnaul-in-russias-altai-region-on-the-day-of-easter-celebrations-april-24-2011-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-religion-society-image399528751.html Pink pelicans sit in an aviary in a zoo in Barnaul, November 16, 2010. A flock of African pink pelicans en route home landed in Siberia on Tuesday, astounding local residents after they lost their way south thrown by Russia's abnormally warm weather. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS SOCIETY) Pink pelicans sit in an aviary in a zoo in Barnaul, November 16, 2010. A flock of African pink pelicans en route home landed in Siberia on Tuesday, astounding local residents after they lost their way south thrown by Russia's abnormally warm weather. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS SOCIETY)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/pink-pelicans-sit-in-an-aviary-in-a-zoo-in-barnaul-november-16-2010-a-flock-of-african-pink-pelicans-en-route-home-landed-in-siberia-on-tuesday-astounding-local-residents-after-they-lost-their-way-south-thrown-by-russias-abnormally-warm-weather-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-environment-animals-society-image399311228.html A man takes pictures as others look at toys displayed with anti-government slogans during an opposition protest in the city of Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region, February 19, 2012. People used their toys to display anti-government slogans to protest against policies conducted by Russian authorities. The upcoming Russian presidential elections are scheduled for March 4. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY) A man takes pictures as others look at toys displayed with anti-government slogans during an opposition protest in the city of Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region, February 19, 2012. People used their toys to display anti-government slogans to protest against policies conducted by Russian authorities. The upcoming Russian presidential elections are scheduled for March 4. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) A zoo official carries a pink pelican to its aviary in Barnaul, November 16, 2010. A flock of African pink pelicans en route home landed in Siberia on Tuesday, astounding local residents after they lost their way south thrown by Russia's abnormally warm weather. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-zoo-official-carries-a-pink-pelican-to-its-aviary-in-barnaul-november-16-2010-a-flock-of-african-pink-pelicans-en-route-home-landed-in-siberia-on-tuesday-astounding-local-residents-after-they-lost-their-way-south-thrown-by-russias-abnormally-warm-weather-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-environment-animals-image399311221.html Swans swim over a lake, with the air temperature at about minus 35 degrees Celsius (minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit) as steam ascends above the water during sunset near the village of Urozhainy, Sovetsky district of Altai region, January 26, 2015. About 600 swans annually migrate to the lake, which is heated by warm springs, where they spend their winter being fed by yagers, which help them to survive the severe cold. Picture taken January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) Swans swim over a lake, with the air temperature at about minus 35 degrees Celsius (minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit) as steam ascends above the water during sunset near the village of Urozhainy, Sovetsky district of Altai region, January 26, 2015. About 600 swans annually migrate to the lake, which is heated by warm springs, where they spend their winter being fed by yagers, which help them to survive the severe cold. Picture taken January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/swans-swim-over-a-lake-with-the-air-temperature-at-about-minus-35-degrees-celsius-minus-31-degrees-fahrenheit-as-steam-ascends-above-the-water-during-sunset-near-the-village-of-urozhainy-sovetsky-district-of-altai-region-january-26-2015-about-600-swans-annually-migrate-to-the-lake-which-is-heated-by-warm-springs-where-they-spend-their-winter-being-fed-by-yagers-which-help-them-to-survive-the-severe-cold-picture-taken-january-26-2015-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-animals-environment-image399502315.html Children run out into the yard to pour cold water on themselves during daily exercises at a kindergarten, in air temperatures of minus 25 degrees Celsius (minus 13 degrees Farenheit) in Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region, December 26, 2012. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT) Children run out into the yard to pour cold water on themselves during daily exercises at a kindergarten, in air temperatures of minus 25 degrees Celsius (minus 13 degrees Farenheit) in Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region, December 26, 2012. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/children-run-out-into-the-yard-to-pour-cold-water-on-themselves-during-daily-exercises-at-a-kindergarten-in-air-temperatures-of-minus-25-degrees-celsius-minus-13-degrees-farenheit-in-barnaul-the-capital-of-the-altai-region-december-26-2012-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-education-environment-image399580902.html An elderly voter prepares to cast his vote in a portable ballot box brought by electoral officials to his home near the city of Barnaul, the capital of Russia's Altai region, March 4, 2012. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is almost certain to win a third presidential term in an election that began on Sunday in Russia's far east, though opponents have challenged the legitimacy of a vote they say is skewed in his favour. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) An elderly voter prepares to cast his vote in a portable ballot box brought by electoral officials to his home near the city of Barnaul, the capital of Russia's Altai region, March 4, 2012. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is almost certain to win a third presidential term in an election that began on Sunday in Russia's far east, though opponents have challenged the legitimacy of a vote they say is skewed in his favour. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/an-elderly-voter-prepares-to-cast-his-vote-in-a-portable-ballot-box-brought-by-electoral-officials-to-his-home-near-the-city-of-barnaul-the-capital-of-russias-altai-region-march-4-2012-prime-minister-vladimir-putin-is-almost-certain-to-win-a-third-presidential-term-in-an-election-that-began-on-sunday-in-russias-far-east-though-opponents-have-challenged-the-legitimacy-of-a-vote-they-say-is-skewed-in-his-favour-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-politics-elections-image399472868.html People hold pictures of World War Two soldiers as they take part in the Immortal Regiment march during the Victory Day celebrations in Barnaul, Russia, May 9, 2015. Russia marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe on Saturday with a military parade, showcasing new military hardware at a time when relations with the West have hit lows not seen since the Cold War. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin People hold pictures of World War Two soldiers as they take part in the Immortal Regiment march during the Victory Day celebrations in Barnaul, Russia, May 9, 2015. Russia marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe on Saturday with a military parade, showcasing new military hardware at a time when relations with the West have hit lows not seen since the Cold War. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishinhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/people-hold-pictures-of-world-war-two-soldiers-as-they-take-part-in-the-immortal-regiment-march-during-the-victory-day-celebrations-in-barnaul-russia-may-9-2015-russia-marks-the-70th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-world-war-two-in-europe-on-saturday-with-a-military-parade-showcasing-new-military-hardware-at-a-time-when-relations-with-the-west-have-hit-lows-not-seen-since-the-cold-war-reutersandrei-kasprishin-image399372289.html A priest carries a bucket in the village of Poteryaevka, inhabited by members of an Orthodox community, some 200 km (124 miles) southwest of the city of Barnaul in Russia's Altai region on the day of Easter celebrations, April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY ANIMALS) A priest carries a bucket in the village of Poteryaevka, inhabited by members of an Orthodox community, some 200 km (124 miles) southwest of the city of Barnaul in Russia's Altai region on the day of Easter celebrations, April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY ANIMALS)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-priest-carries-a-bucket-in-the-village-of-poteryaevka-inhabited-by-members-of-an-orthodox-community-some-200-km-124-miles-southwest-of-the-city-of-barnaul-in-russias-altai-region-on-the-day-of-easter-celebrations-april-24-2011-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-religion-society-animals-image399517516.html People stand on the bank of a lake, with the air temperature at about minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit), near Gorno-Altaysk, Altai region, February 1, 2015. A group of lakes heated by warm springs, locally known as Blue or Cyan lakes, attract tourists from different regions of Russia. Picture taken February 1, 2015. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL) People stand on the bank of a lake, with the air temperature at about minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit), near Gorno-Altaysk, Altai region, February 1, 2015. A group of lakes heated by warm springs, locally known as Blue or Cyan lakes, attract tourists from different regions of Russia. Picture taken February 1, 2015. 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Picture taken January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) Swans and ducks gather on a partially ice-covered lake, with the air temperature at about minus 35 degrees Celsius (minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit) as steam ascends above the water near the village of Urozhainy, Sovetsky district of Altai region, January 26, 2015. About 600 swans annually migrate to the lake, which is heated by warm springs, where they spend their winter being fed by yagers, which helps them to survive the severe cold. Picture taken January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/swans-and-ducks-gather-on-a-partially-ice-covered-lake-with-the-air-temperature-at-about-minus-35-degrees-celsius-minus-31-degrees-fahrenheit-as-steam-ascends-above-the-water-near-the-village-of-urozhainy-sovetsky-district-of-altai-region-january-26-2015-about-600-swans-annually-migrate-to-the-lake-which-is-heated-by-warm-springs-where-they-spend-their-winter-being-fed-by-yagers-which-helps-them-to-survive-the-severe-cold-picture-taken-january-26-2015-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-tags-animals-environment-image399396005.html A man from a 'Polar Bear' sports society buys pies at a polling station in Barnaul March 2, 2008. Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election expected to deliver a victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic image. Members of the sports society meet to swim in frozen lakes and bathe in snow. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A man from a 'Polar Bear' sports society buys pies at a polling station in Barnaul March 2, 2008. Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election expected to deliver a victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic image. Members of the sports society meet to swim in frozen lakes and bathe in snow. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-man-from-a-polar-bear-sports-society-buys-pies-at-a-polling-station-in-barnaul-march-2-2008-russians-voted-for-a-new-president-on-sunday-in-an-election-expected-to-deliver-a-victory-to-kremlin-leader-vladimir-putins-chosen-successor-and-another-blow-to-moscows-already-tarnished-democratic-image-members-of-the-sports-society-meet-to-swim-in-frozen-lakes-and-bathe-in-snow-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380374140.html Nadia Khalina, possibly the world's fattest baby, lies in a pram next to her mother Tatyana (L) and her siblings in their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Nadia Khalina, possibly the world's fattest baby, lies in a pram next to her mother Tatyana (L) and her siblings in their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/nadia-khalina-possibly-the-worlds-fattest-baby-lies-in-a-pram-next-to-her-mother-tatyana-l-and-her-siblings-in-their-apartment-in-the-siberian-city-of-aleisk-october-26-2007-tatyana-gave-birth-on-september-17-to-nadia-who-weighed-a-whopping-775-kg-171-lb-at-birth-the-heaviest-baby-ever-born-weighed-108-kg-in-the-united-states-in-1879-but-it-died-within-11-days-the-latest-edition-of-the-guinness-book-of-records-notes-a-brazilian-baby-born-this-year-weighed-757-kg-nadia-was-heavier-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380382791.html A newly recruited Kremlin Guard stands at attention during a swearing in ceremony at the regiment's base outside Moscow May 17, 2008. The Kremlin Guard, or Presidential Regiment, is a military regiment charged with the security of the Kremlin and its highest state officials. Five hundred new recruits from all over Russia were accepted to the unit this year, after passing strict terms of admission. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A newly recruited Kremlin Guard stands at attention during a swearing in ceremony at the regiment's base outside Moscow May 17, 2008. The Kremlin Guard, or Presidential Regiment, is a military regiment charged with the security of the Kremlin and its highest state officials. Five hundred new recruits from all over Russia were accepted to the unit this year, after passing strict terms of admission. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A man with severe frostbite rests in an overcrowded hospital for thermal injuries after temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit) hit Barnaul in the Altai region January 21, 2009. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-man-with-severe-frostbite-rests-in-an-overcrowded-hospital-for-thermal-injuries-after-temperatures-of-minus-40-degrees-celsius-minus-40-degrees-fahrenheit-hit-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-january-21-2009-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380355999.html A woman fills in her ballot papers at home in a village 20 km (12.4 miles) from the regional main city of Barnaul March 2, 2008. Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election expected to deliver a victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic image. The letters read, 'Election, Electoral Commission of Altai region' REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A woman fills in her ballot papers at home in a village 20 km (12.4 miles) from the regional main city of Barnaul March 2, 2008. Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election expected to deliver a victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic image. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Men sit in a mobile sauna that is mounted on a four-wheel drive truck in a forest in Barnaul in the Altai region April 5, 2008. A local craftsman installed the Russian sauna, or banya, in the cabin of a four wheel-drive personnel carrier and said the rugged army vehicle can master almost any terrain. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/men-sit-in-a-mobile-sauna-that-is-mounted-on-a-four-wheel-drive-truck-in-a-forest-in-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-april-5-2008-a-local-craftsman-installed-the-russian-sauna-or-banya-in-the-cabin-of-a-four-wheel-drive-personnel-carrier-and-said-the-rugged-army-vehicle-can-master-almost-any-terrain-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380521411.html An Orthodox priest blesses the water of a river before baptising a believer in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008.Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) An Orthodox priest blesses the water of a river before baptising a believer in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008.Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/an-orthodox-priest-blesses-the-water-of-a-river-before-baptising-a-believer-in-the-village-of-poteryaevka-some-150-km-932-miles-east-of-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-july-12-2008poteryaevka-is-home-to-a-religious-community-of-some-50-people-who-live-by-traditional-peasant-mores-and-observe-the-canon-of-the-russian-orthodox-church-abroad-which-separated-from-the-orthodox-church-of-the-moscovite-patriarchate-in-1927-following-the-1917-revolution-picture-taken-july-12-2008-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380244415.html Tatyana Khalina feeds her baby Nadia, possibly the world's fattest baby, at their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Tatyana Khalina feeds her baby Nadia, possibly the world's fattest baby, at their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/tatyana-khalina-feeds-her-baby-nadia-possibly-the-worlds-fattest-baby-at-their-apartment-in-the-siberian-city-of-aleisk-october-26-2007-tatyana-gave-birth-on-september-17-to-nadia-who-weighed-a-whopping-775-kg-171-lb-at-birth-the-heaviest-baby-ever-born-weighed-108-kg-in-the-united-states-in-1879-but-it-died-within-11-days-the-latest-edition-of-the-guinness-book-of-records-notes-a-brazilian-baby-born-this-year-weighed-757-kg-nadia-was-heavier-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380382790.html Orthodox believers carry icons and a cross during a baptism procession in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Orthodox believers carry icons and a cross during a baptism procession in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. 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The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Viktor Khalin holds his baby Nadia, possibly the world's fattest baby, at their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana Khalina gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Siberian stags stand in a paddock before being de-horned in the remote Charyshsky region of Altai, 400 km (249 miles) southwest of the regional main city of Barnaul, June 20, 2008. Picture taken June 20, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/siberian-stags-stand-in-a-paddock-before-being-de-horned-in-the-remote-charyshsky-region-of-altai-400-km-249-miles-southwest-of-the-regional-main-city-of-barnaul-june-20-2008-picture-taken-june-20-2008-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380344751.html Workers sit in the office of their collective farm named after Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the village of Gornovka November 16, 2007. The Putin farm employs 25 technicians earning a monthly wage of between 4,000 and 5,000 roubles ($164-$205), about a third of the national average of 13,800 roubles. Picture taken November 16, 2007. To match feature RUSSIA-VOTE/FARMERS REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Workers sit in the office of their collective farm named after Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the village of Gornovka November 16, 2007. The Putin farm employs 25 technicians earning a monthly wage of between 4,000 and 5,000 roubles ($164-$205), about a third of the national average of 13,800 roubles. Picture taken November 16, 2007. To match feature RUSSIA-VOTE/FARMERS REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/workers-sit-in-the-office-of-their-collective-farm-named-after-russias-president-vladimir-putin-in-the-village-of-gornovka-november-16-2007-the-putin-farm-employs-25-technicians-earning-a-monthly-wage-of-between-4000-and-5000-roubles-164-205-about-a-third-of-the-national-average-of-13800-roubles-picture-taken-november-16-2007-to-match-feature-russia-votefarmers-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380481514.html Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the rifle named after him, toasts on his arrival in the house of his niece in his native village Kurya in Russia's Altai region, as he visits it September 16, 2007. Picture taken September 16, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the rifle named after him, toasts on his arrival in the house of his niece in his native village Kurya in Russia's Altai region, as he visits it September 16, 2007. Picture taken September 16, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/mikhail-kalashnikov-the-inventor-of-the-rifle-named-after-him-toasts-on-his-arrival-in-the-house-of-his-niece-in-his-native-village-kurya-in-russias-altai-region-as-he-visits-it-september-16-2007-picture-taken-september-16-2007-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380324188.html Nadia Khalina, possibly the world's fattest baby, lies in a pram next to her father Viktor (2nd L) as her brothers and sisters look on in their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana Khalina gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Nadia Khalina, possibly the world's fattest baby, lies in a pram next to her father Viktor (2nd L) as her brothers and sisters look on in their apartment in the Siberian city of Aleisk October 26, 2007. Tatyana Khalina gave birth on September 17 to Nadia, who weighed a whopping 7.75 kg (17.1 lb) at birth. The heaviest baby ever born weighed 10.8 kg in the United States in 1879 but it died within 11 days. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records notes a Brazilian baby born this year weighed 7.57 kg. Nadia was heavier. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Orthodox priest Maxim conducts a religious service on a bank of Ob river during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in the city of Barnaul January 19, 2008. Air temperatures in the region dropped to minus 30 degrees Celsius (-22 Fahrenheit). REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/orthodox-priest-maxim-conducts-a-religious-service-on-a-bank-of-ob-river-during-orthodox-epiphany-celebrations-in-the-city-of-barnaul-january-19-2008-air-temperatures-in-the-region-dropped-to-minus-30-degrees-celsius-22-fahrenheit-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380343673.html Villagers herd cattle and sheep in Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Villagers herd cattle and sheep in Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/villagers-herd-cattle-and-sheep-in-poteryaevka-some-150-km-932-miles-east-of-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-july-12-2008-poteryaevka-is-home-to-a-religious-community-of-some-50-people-who-live-by-traditional-peasant-mores-and-observe-the-canon-of-the-russian-orthodox-church-abroad-which-separated-from-the-orthodox-church-of-the-moscovite-patriarchate-in-1927-following-the-1917-revolution-picture-taken-july-12-2008-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380484497.html Diving instructor Vladimir Bukhmiller holds a diving helmet in Barnaul, in the Altai region, in this November 27, 2004 file photo. Bukhmiller and two other divers have been missing since they went on a dive excusion in the Red Sea in Egypt, Russian media reported on Thursday, November 22, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin/Files (RUSSIA) Diving instructor Vladimir Bukhmiller holds a diving helmet in Barnaul, in the Altai region, in this November 27, 2004 file photo. Bukhmiller and two other divers have been missing since they went on a dive excusion in the Red Sea in Egypt, Russian media reported on Thursday, November 22, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin/Files (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/diving-instructor-vladimir-bukhmiller-holds-a-diving-helmet-in-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-in-this-november-27-2004-file-photo-bukhmiller-and-two-other-divers-have-been-missing-since-they-went-on-a-dive-excusion-in-the-red-sea-in-egypt-russian-media-reported-on-thursday-november-22-2007-reutersandrei-kasprishinfiles-russia-image380462613.html An official from the election authority knocks at a window of a house in Belovsky, 120 km (75 miles) southwest of the regional center Barnaul, in Russia's Altai region, December 2, 2007. Russians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election widely viewed as a referendum on President Vladimir Putin and overshadowed by opposition accusations that pro-Kremlin forces enjoy an unfair advantage. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (REUTERS) An official from the election authority knocks at a window of a house in Belovsky, 120 km (75 miles) southwest of the regional center Barnaul, in Russia's Altai region, December 2, 2007. Russians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election widely viewed as a referendum on President Vladimir Putin and overshadowed by opposition accusations that pro-Kremlin forces enjoy an unfair advantage. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (REUTERS)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/an-official-from-the-election-authority-knocks-at-a-window-of-a-house-in-belovsky-120-km-75-miles-southwest-of-the-regional-center-barnaul-in-russias-altai-region-december-2-2007-russians-voted-on-sunday-in-a-parliamentary-election-widely-viewed-as-a-referendum-on-president-vladimir-putin-and-overshadowed-by-opposition-accusations-that-pro-kremlin-forces-enjoy-an-unfair-advantage-reutersandrei-kasprishin-reuters-image380362891.html A falcon flies after being released to freedom near the village of Kazachii, some 70 km (43.5 miles) from Barnaul in the Altai region of southern Siberia November 12, 2007. A few weeks ago, this saker falcon - one of an endangered species - was being smuggled out of Russia, stuffed inside a tiny bag with its wings bound, and heading for the Middle East where each specimen can fetch thousands of dollars. Picture taken November 12, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A falcon flies after being released to freedom near the village of Kazachii, some 70 km (43.5 miles) from Barnaul in the Altai region of southern Siberia November 12, 2007. A few weeks ago, this saker falcon - one of an endangered species - was being smuggled out of Russia, stuffed inside a tiny bag with its wings bound, and heading for the Middle East where each specimen can fetch thousands of dollars. Picture taken November 12, 2007. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) New recruits of the Kremlin Guard march before swearing their oath of allegiance at the regiment's base outside Moscow May 17, 2008. The Kremlin Guard, or Presidential Regiment, is a military regiment charged with the security of the Kremlin and its highest state officials. Five hundred new recruits from all over Russia were accepted to the unit this year, after passing strict terms of admission. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/new-recruits-of-the-kremlin-guard-march-before-swearing-their-oath-of-allegiance-at-the-regiments-base-outside-moscow-may-17-2008-the-kremlin-guard-or-presidential-regiment-is-a-military-regiment-charged-with-the-security-of-the-kremlin-and-its-highest-state-officials-five-hundred-new-recruits-from-all-over-russia-were-accepted-to-the-unit-this-year-after-passing-strict-terms-of-admission-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380030204.html A local enthusiast works in a telescope in the remote West Siberian town of Barnaul July 22, 2008. World War World War Two veteran and astronomy enthusiast Mikhail Levchenko built a large telescope in his backyard, inspiring his neighbours who now want to restore his dilapidated creation. To match feature RUSSIA-TELESCOPE/ REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A local enthusiast works in a telescope in the remote West Siberian town of Barnaul July 22, 2008. World War World War Two veteran and astronomy enthusiast Mikhail Levchenko built a large telescope in his backyard, inspiring his neighbours who now want to restore his dilapidated creation. To match feature RUSSIA-TELESCOPE/ REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-local-enthusiast-works-in-a-telescope-in-the-remote-west-siberian-town-of-barnaul-july-22-2008-world-war-world-war-two-veteran-and-astronomy-enthusiast-mikhail-levchenko-built-a-large-telescope-in-his-backyard-inspiring-his-neighbours-who-now-want-to-restore-his-dilapidated-creation-to-match-feature-russia-telescope-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380062022.html A boy watches an eclipse of the sun in the Altai region, some 300 km (186 miles) from Barnaul August 1, 2008. A dark shadow swept across Russia on Friday as thousands of skywatchers from all over the world flocked to Siberia to see a rare total eclipse of the sun. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A boy watches an eclipse of the sun in the Altai region, some 300 km (186 miles) from Barnaul August 1, 2008. A dark shadow swept across Russia on Friday as thousands of skywatchers from all over the world flocked to Siberia to see a rare total eclipse of the sun. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-boy-watches-an-eclipse-of-the-sun-in-the-altai-region-some-300-km-186-miles-from-barnaul-august-1-2008-a-dark-shadow-swept-across-russia-on-friday-as-thousands-of-skywatchers-from-all-over-the-world-flocked-to-siberia-to-see-a-rare-total-eclipse-of-the-sun-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image379636038.html People with severe frostbite rest in an overcrowded hospital for thermal injuries after temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit) hit Barnaul in the Altai region January 21, 2009. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) People with severe frostbite rest in an overcrowded hospital for thermal injuries after temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit) hit Barnaul in the Altai region January 21, 2009. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/people-with-severe-frostbite-rest-in-an-overcrowded-hospital-for-thermal-injuries-after-temperatures-of-minus-40-degrees-celsius-minus-40-degrees-fahrenheit-hit-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-january-21-2009-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image379728540.html Baby girl Nadia, who weighed 7.75 kg (17.1 lbs) after birth, lies on a scale in the Siberian city of Barnaul September 26, 2007. One Siberian mother has done more than her fair share to heal Russia's dire population decline. Tatyana Khalina shocked her husband by giving birth to a 7.75 kg (17.1 lbs) baby girl this month, her 12th child. REUTERS/Andrey Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Baby girl Nadia, who weighed 7.75 kg (17.1 lbs) after birth, lies on a scale in the Siberian city of Barnaul September 26, 2007. One Siberian mother has done more than her fair share to heal Russia's dire population decline. Tatyana Khalina shocked her husband by giving birth to a 7.75 kg (17.1 lbs) baby girl this month, her 12th child. REUTERS/Andrey Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/baby-girl-nadia-who-weighed-775-kg-171-lbs-after-birth-lies-on-a-scale-in-the-siberian-city-of-barnaul-september-26-2007-one-siberian-mother-has-done-more-than-her-fair-share-to-heal-russias-dire-population-decline-tatyana-khalina-shocked-her-husband-by-giving-birth-to-a-775-kg-171-lbs-baby-girl-this-month-her-12th-child-reutersandrey-kasprishin-russia-image379995780.html A man from a 'Polar Bear' sports society speaks in front of a polling station in Barnaul March 2, 2008. Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election expected to deliver a victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic image. Members of the sports society meet to swim in frozen lakes and bathe in snow. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) A man from a 'Polar Bear' sports society speaks in front of a polling station in Barnaul March 2, 2008. Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election expected to deliver a victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic image. Members of the sports society meet to swim in frozen lakes and bathe in snow. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Men run for the lake after a sitting in mobile sauna that is mounted on a four-wheel drive truck in a forest in Barnaul in the Altai region April 5, 2008. A local craftsman installed the Russian sauna, or banya, in the cabin of a four wheel-drive personnel carrier and said the rugged army vehicle can master almost any terrain. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/men-run-for-the-lake-after-a-sitting-in-mobile-sauna-that-is-mounted-on-a-four-wheel-drive-truck-in-a-forest-in-barnaul-in-the-altai-region-april-5-2008-a-local-craftsman-installed-the-russian-sauna-or-banya-in-the-cabin-of-a-four-wheel-drive-personnel-carrier-and-said-the-rugged-army-vehicle-can-master-almost-any-terrain-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380113995.html Workers herd dappled deer at a farm in the Altai region's Soloneshensky district, some 300 km southwest of Barnaul, June 29, 2008. The farm raises some 600 deer and 600 Siberian stags, whose antlers are harvested in June and used for the production of medicine. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Workers herd dappled deer at a farm in the Altai region's Soloneshensky district, some 300 km southwest of Barnaul, June 29, 2008. The farm raises some 600 deer and 600 Siberian stags, whose antlers are harvested in June and used for the production of medicine. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/workers-herd-dappled-deer-at-a-farm-in-the-altai-regions-soloneshensky-district-some-300-km-southwest-of-barnaul-june-29-2008-the-farm-raises-some-600-deer-and-600-siberian-stags-whose-antlers-are-harvested-in-june-and-used-for-the-production-of-medicine-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image379672280.html World War II veteran Grigory Medvedev, 88, sits in his house in a village in Nalobikha, 100 km (62 miles) from Altai regional centre Barnaul, December 20, 2007. Picture taken on December 20, 2007 REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) World War II veteran Grigory Medvedev, 88, sits in his house in a village in Nalobikha, 100 km (62 miles) from Altai regional centre Barnaul, December 20, 2007. Picture taken on December 20, 2007 REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/world-war-ii-veteran-grigory-medvedev-88-sits-in-his-house-in-a-village-in-nalobikha-100-km-62-miles-from-altai-regional-centre-barnaul-december-20-2007-picture-taken-on-december-20-2007-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380060558.html Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the rifle named after him, sits by the house of his niece in his native village Kurya in Russia's Altai region, as he visits it September 16, 2007. Picture taken September 16, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the rifle named after him, sits by the house of his niece in his native village Kurya in Russia's Altai region, as he visits it September 16, 2007. Picture taken September 16, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/mikhail-kalashnikov-the-inventor-of-the-rifle-named-after-him-sits-by-the-house-of-his-niece-in-his-native-village-kurya-in-russias-altai-region-as-he-visits-it-september-16-2007-picture-taken-september-16-2007-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380006045.html Dappled deer stand in an enclosure at a farm in the Altai region's Soloneshensky district, some 300 km southwest of Barnaul, June 29, 2008. The farm raises some 600 deer and 600 Siberian stags, whose antlers are harvested in June and used for the production of medicine. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Dappled deer stand in an enclosure at a farm in the Altai region's Soloneshensky district, some 300 km southwest of Barnaul, June 29, 2008. The farm raises some 600 deer and 600 Siberian stags, whose antlers are harvested in June and used for the production of medicine. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/dappled-deer-stand-in-an-enclosure-at-a-farm-in-the-altai-regions-soloneshensky-district-some-300-km-southwest-of-barnaul-june-29-2008-the-farm-raises-some-600-deer-and-600-siberian-stags-whose-antlers-are-harvested-in-june-and-used-for-the-production-of-medicine-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image380104310.html Orthodox believers gather at a river for a baptism ceremony in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Orthodox believers gather at a river for a baptism ceremony in the village of Poteryaevka, some 150 km (93.2 miles) east of Barnaul in the Altai region, July 12, 2008. Poteryaevka is home to a religious community of some 50 people who live by traditional peasant mores and observe the canon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which separated from the Orthodox Church of the Moscovite Patriarchate in 1927 following the 1917 revolution. Picture taken July 12, 2008. 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REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the rifle named after him, plays with the dog in the house of his niece in his native village Kurya in Russia's Altai region, as he visits it September 16, 2007. Picture taken September 16, 2007. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/mikhail-kalashnikov-the-inventor-of-the-rifle-named-after-him-plays-with-the-dog-in-the-house-of-his-niece-in-his-native-village-kurya-in-russias-altai-region-as-he-visits-it-september-16-2007-picture-taken-september-16-2007-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image379578351.html New conscripts march as they depart from Russia's Siberian city of Barnaul, November 20, 2007. Russia inherited a huge army from the Soviet Union. Designed to face up to Cold War enemies and reluctant towards reforms, it still relies heavily on obsolete equipment and poorly trained conscripts, critics say. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA) New conscripts march as they depart from Russia's Siberian city of Barnaul, November 20, 2007. Russia inherited a huge army from the Soviet Union. Designed to face up to Cold War enemies and reluctant towards reforms, it still relies heavily on obsolete equipment and poorly trained conscripts, critics say. REUTERS/Andrei Kasprishin (RUSSIA)https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/new-conscripts-march-as-they-depart-from-russias-siberian-city-of-barnaul-november-20-2007-russia-inherited-a-huge-army-from-the-soviet-union-designed-to-face-up-to-cold-war-enemies-and-reluctant-towards-reforms-it-still-relies-heavily-on-obsolete-equipment-and-poorly-trained-conscripts-critics-say-reutersandrei-kasprishin-russia-image379900305.html Next page Page 1 of 3 123