Plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma.

Plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma.

Plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma. Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Vladimir Shamanov gestures before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Member of the State Duma Committee on Control and Regulations Vladimir Pozdnyakov (left) and Russian State Duma Deputy from the Communist Party Boris Ivanyuzhenkov (center) talk before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma.

Plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma. Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky attends the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma. Deputies of the Russian State Duma before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs Valery Gazzayev (right) is seen before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Member of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs Natalya Kuvshinova (left) is seen before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection Nikolai Valuev (right) attends the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Member of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes Vladislav Reznik (left) and Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Regional Policy and Problems of North and Far East Nikolai Kharitonov (right) talk before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Pyotr Tolstoy (left) and Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes Andrei Makarov (right) are seen before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Member of the State Duma Committee on Informational Policy, Technologies and Communications Vadim Dengin (left) is seen before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Contacts with Fellow Countryman Viktor Vodolatsky (right) is seen before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs Svetlana Zhurova (left) and Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky (center) are seen before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Igor Lebedev is seen before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Family, Women and Children Affairs Tamara Pletneva (left) and Member of the State Duma Committee on Control and Regulations Vladimir Pozdnyakov (right) are seen before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Member of the State Duma Committee for Education Grigory Balykhin (center) attend the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection Nikolai Valuev speaks at the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Alexander Zhukov and Member of the State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation Otari Arshba are seen before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma. From left: Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Industry, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship Dmitry Sazonov, Member of the State Duma Committee for Transport and Construction Vladimir Afonsky, Member of the State Duma Committee on Development of Civil Society and Issues of Public Associations and Religious Organizations Maxim Ivanov and member of the Russian State Duma Committee for Nationalities Nikolay Bortsov are seen before the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. From left: Member of the State Duma Committee on Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Legislation Ivan Sukharev, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs Mikhail Degtyarev, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science Boris Chernyshov, Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Federal Structure and Local Self-Government Alexei Didenko attend the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Member of the State Duma Committee on Federal System and Issues of Local Self-Government Alexander Sidorov (left) and State Duma Committee on Issues of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Contacts with Fellow Countryman Irek Zinnurov (center) attend the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Member of the State Duma Committee on Federal System and Issues of Local Self-Government Alexander Sidorov (left) and State Duma Committee on Issues of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Contacts with Fellow Countryman Irek Zinnurov (center) attend the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection Nikolai Valuev (center) attends the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Member of the State Duma Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs Vladimir Melnik (left) and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection Nikolai Valuev (right) attend the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of Russia. Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky attends the meeting.

Plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection Nikolai Valuev (left) and Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture Alexander Sholokhov (right) are seen before the meeting.