Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. From right: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Evgeny Primakov's widow Irina Primakova, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Chief of the Protocol of the President of Russia Vladislav Kitaev before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. From right: Yevgeny Primakov's widow Irina Primakova, Yevgeny Primakov's daughter Nana Primakova, Chairman of the Russian Federation Council on Foreign Affairs Konstantin Kosachev, member of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs Yevgeny Primakov and Sculptor Georgy Frangulyan before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Sculptor Georgy Frangulyan during the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. From right: USM Holdings founder Alisher Usmanov, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matvienko before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Association of Lawyers of Russia Co-chair Sergey Stepashin (left) and Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin (right) before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav Volodin before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Genre photo. Moscow 24 Channel cameraman working at the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (center) and Yevgeny Primakov’s daughter Nana (right) before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Sculptor Georgy Frangulyan during the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Sculptor Georgy Frangulyan during the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Yevgeny Primakov's grandson, member of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs Yevgeny Primakov during the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. From left: leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of Russia, head of the United Russia faction Sergei Neverov and Director of the Veterans of Diplomatic Service Fund, Member of the Presidium of the Council of Veterans of the Russian Foreign Ministry Vladimir Chkhikvadze during the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin during the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. From right: Sculptor Georgy Frangulyan, USM Holdings founder Alisher Usmanov, Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matvienko and Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin during the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Sculptor Georgy Frangulyan and Special Representative of the President of Russia for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy (right) before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Yevgeny Primakov's widow Irina Primakova before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. From left: Sculptor Georgy Frangulyan, Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matvienko and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Association of Lawyers of Russia Co-chair Sergey Stepashin (center) and Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin (right) before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) during the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. USM Holdings founder Alisher Usmanov (center) before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Yevgeny Primakov's grandson, member of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs Yevgeny Primakov (left) and Yevgeny Primakov's daughter Nana Primakova (right) before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Yevgeny Primakov's widow Irina Primakova before the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. Sculptor Georgy Frangulyan during the ceremony.

Opening ceremony of the monument to Yevgeny Primakov in the garden square in front of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolenskaya Square. From right: Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin, State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus Grigory Rapota, sculptor Georgy Frangulyan, founder of USM Holdings Alisher Usmanov, chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matvienko and Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin during the ceremony.