The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the announcement ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the announcement ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Chief Rabbi of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia Berl Lazar (left) and member of the Russian State Duma Committee on Construction and Housing and Communal Services Vladimir Resin (right) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Winners of the "Team Putin" award of the public movement "People's Front" before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Hero of the Soviet Union, retired colonel, president of the Heroes of the Fatherland Foundation, Father Cyprian (Valery Burkov) (center) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Guests before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Old Believer Church (ROC), Metropolitan of Moscow and All Rus' Korniliy (center) before the start of the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Tourism and Tourist Infrastructure Development Nikolai Valuev (right) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. President of the Moscow Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology Leonid Roshal (second from left) and member of the Russian State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Vladislav Tretyak (third from right) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Guests before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. From left to right: Aide to the President of Russia Vladimir Medinsky, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy Stanislav Naumov and Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma of Russia Leonid Slutsky before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. From left to right: leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, head of the Communist Party faction in the State Duma of Russia Gennady Zyuganov, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications Alexander Yushchenko and CEO of the State Corporation for Promoting the Development, Production and Export of High-Tech Industrial Products " Rostec" Sergei Chemezov before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Mikhail Degtyarev (left) and Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Region Rostislav Goldstein (center) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Head of the Republic of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov (left) and Russian Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuichenko before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic Artem Zhoga (left) and TV presenter Yulia Baranovskaya before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. From left to right: First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Old Believer Church (ROC), Metropolitan of Moscow and All Rus' Korniliy, Chief Rabbi of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia Berl Lazar and Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Archpriest of the St. Petersburg Diocese Alexander Tkachenko (right) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. From left to right: Governor of the Ivanovo Region Stanislav Voskresensky, Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of Russia Maksut Shadayev and member of the Russian State Duma Committee on Construction and Housing and Communal Services Vladimir Resin before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. President of PJSC Rostelecom Mikhail Oseevsky (left), Archpriest of the St. Petersburg Diocese Alexander Tkachenko (second from right) and Chairman of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights under the President of Russia Valery Fadeev (right) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. From left to right: CEO of the ANO "Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects" Svetlana Chupsheva, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Andrei Belousov, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Alexander Shokhin and Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), head LDPR faction in the State Duma of Russia Leonid Slutsky before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building Andrei Klishas (left) and Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation Pavel Krasheninnikov before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. First Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko (center) and Russian Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Northwestern Federal District Alexander Gutsan (right) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (center) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Representative in the Federation Council of Russia from the legislative (representative) body of state power of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Uss (center) during the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Artist Alexander Shilov before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia, Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia party Andrei Turchak (left) and Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Region Rostislav Goldstein (right) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. From left to right: leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, head of the Communist Party faction in the State Duma of Russia Gennady Zyuganov (left), first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications Alexander Yushchenko (second from right) and Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia Tatyana Moskalkova (right) before the ceremony begins.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. From left to right: member of the Russian State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption Ruslan Gadzhiev, Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov Rustam and member of the Russian State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes Airat Farrakhov before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Representative in the Federation Council of Russia from the executive body of state power of the Tambov region Mikhail Belousov (left) and First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Defense Alexey Zhuravlev (center) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (center) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Artist Alexander Shilov (left) and editor-in-chief of the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper, head of the Moscow Union of Journalists Pavle Gusev (center) during the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin (left) and Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Valentina Matvienko (right) during the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. CEO of the Channel One television company Konstantin Ernst (left), Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev (third from left), Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (center) and Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov (right) before the ceremony begins.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Economic Policy Mikhail Delyagin (center) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma (State Duma) of Russia Pyotr Tolstoy (left) and member of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Alexander Borodai (right) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, head of the Communist Party faction in the State Duma of Russia Gennady Zyuganov (right) and chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma of Russia Leonid Slutsky (left) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Russian Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Ural Federal District Vladimir Yakushev (center) and Russian Presidential Aide Dmitry Mironov (right) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Artistic director of the Oleg Tabakov Theater Studio, actor, director Vladimir Mashkov (left) and Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Health Badma Bashankaev (right) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Director of the Federal Security Service (FSS) Alexander Bortnikov (second from left) and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (right) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Hero of the Soviet Union, retired colonel, president of the Heroes of the Fatherland Foundation, Father Cyprian (center) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Guests before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for the Development of Civil Society, Issues of Public and Religious Associations Olga Zanko (left) and Hero of the Soviet Union, retired colonel, president of the Heroes of the Fatherland Foundation, Father Cyprian (Valery Burkov) (center) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia, Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia party Andrei Turchak (left) Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matvienko and First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia, representative in the Federation Council of Russia from the executive body of state power of the Rostov region Andrei Yatskin (right) before the ceremony begins.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. VGTRK political commentator Pavel Zarubin (left) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the announcement ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the announcement ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (center) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Hero of the Soviet Union, retired colonel, president of the Heroes of the Fatherland Foundation, Father Cyprian (center) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. From left to right: First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Old Believer Church (ROC), Metropolitan of Moscow and All Rus' Korniliy, Chief Rabbi of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia Berl Lazar and Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Mikhail Degtyarev (left) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic Artem Zhoga (left) and TV presenter Yulia Baranovskaya (right) before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. CEO of the Channel One television company Konstantin Ernst before the ceremony.

The ceremony of announcing the annual Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly in Gostiny Dvor. Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma of Russia Leonid Slutsky (left) and Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin (center) before the ceremony.