Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Sergei Zhelezniak during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov (right) during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

From left to right: Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma (SD) Committee on Natural Resources, Environment and Ecology Maxim Shingarkin, First Deputy Chairman of the SD Committee on CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots Oleg Lebedev, Deputy Chairman of the SD Committee on Property Vladimir Athos during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov (left) and member of the Committee on Land Affairs and the construction of the Russian State Duma Vladimir Resin (right) during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma (SD) Vladimir Vasilyev (left) and First Deputy Chairman of the SD Committee on Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav Nikonov (right) during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Member of the Russian State Duma (SD) for Science and High Technology Jaures Alferov during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma (SD) on Natural Resources, Environment and Ecology Maxim Shingarkin (left) and Deputy Chairman of the parliamentary defense committee Viktor Zavarzin (right) during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

From left to right: member of the Russian State Duma (SD) on the federal structure and the Local Government Vyacheslav Timchenko, Chairman of the SD Committee on Foreign Affairs Alexei Pushkov, Deputy Chairman of the SD Vladimir Vasiliev during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Member of the Russian State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sport and Youth Affairs Dmitry Nosov during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma (SD) Vladimir Vasilyev (left) and a member of the Committee on Rules and Organization of the SD Nikolai Bulaev (right) during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), member of the Russian State Duma on Defense Vladimir Zhirinovsky during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma (SD) on Foreign Affairs Svetlana Zhurova (left) and Chairman of the SD Committee on International Affairs Alexei Pushkov (right) during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov (left) and Chairman of the Russian State Duma (SD) on the budget and taxes Andrey Makarov (right) during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Chairman of the Russian State Duma (SD) on the budget and taxes Andrey Makarov (left) and Deputy Chairman of the SD Committee on Budget and Taxes Leonid Simanovskiy (right) during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Public Associations and Religious Organizations Mikhail Markelov during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov (left) during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov (left) during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.

Head of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Russian aviation) Alexander Neradko (second left) and Deputy Minister of Russian Transport Valery Okulov (right) during the plenary session of the Russian State Duma.