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Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Member of the State Duma Committee for Labor, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs Zaur Gekkiev (left) and member of the State Duma Committee for Economic Policy, Industry, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship Zurab Makiev (right) before the annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Old Believers Church, Metropolitan Korniliy (right) before the beginning of the Epistle.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Old Believers Church, Metropolitan Korniliy (right) before the beginning of the Epistle.

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Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Member of the Russian State Duma Committee for health protection Vladislav Tretyak (left) and member of the Russian State Duma committee for the CIS, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots Vladimir Katenev (right) before the annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Old Believers Church, Metropolitan Korniliy (second left) before the Epistle.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Konstantin Zatulin before the message.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for Nationalities Ruslan Balbek (left), Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for Nationalities Affairs Valery Gazzaev (second right) and member of the Russian State Duma Committee for Security and Anti-Corruption Rakhim Azimov (right) before the annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. First Vice Governor of the Kamchatka Territory Sergei Nekhaev (left) and Governor of the Kamchatka Territory Vladimir Solodov (right) before the annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Alexander Zhukov before the message.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Left to right: Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for the Financial Market Anton Getta, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for Transport and Construction Boris Ivanyuzhenkov, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for Agriculture Ivan Kashin and Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for CIS, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots Kazbek Taisayev before the Annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Culture of the State Duma of Russia Vladimir Bortko before the message.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Yushaa Gazgireev, member of the Russian State Duma Committee for Energy, before the Annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. VTsIOM General Director Valery Fyodorov (left) and political scientist Alexei Chesnokov (center) before the annual address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. General Director of VTsIOM Valery Fedorov before the message.

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Annual address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma (Duma) Committee for Nationalities Valery Rashkin (right) and a member of the Russian State Duma Committee for Transport and Construction Olga Alimova (center) before the address.

Annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for Ethnic Affairs Shamsail Saraliev (left) before the address.

Annual address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Member of the Russian State Duma Committee for Control and Regulations Ivan Demchenko (left) and Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for Security and Anti-Corruption Vasily Piskarev (center) before the start of the Annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly.

Annual address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. First Deputy Chairperson of the Russian State Duma (Duma) Committee on Budget and Taxes Irina Guseva (left) and Deputy Chairperson of the Russian State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications Marina Mukabenova (right) before the address.

Annual address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Old Believers Church, Metropolitan Korniliy (right) before the address.

Annual address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Old Believer Church, Metropolitan Korniliy before the address.

Annual address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Yevgeny Grishin, member of the Russian State Duma (Duma) committee on the financial market (left), and member of the Russian State Duma Committee for physical culture, sports, tourism and youth affairs Marat Bariev (center) before the annual message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly.

Annual address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. General Director of VTsIOM Valery Fedorov before the address.