The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Representative in the Council of the Federation from the legislative branch of the Primorye region Vyacheslav Fetisov (in the centre) and deputy chairman of the education committee of the Russian State Duma Irina Rodnina (the second from right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Chief editor of 'Moskovskij Komsomolets', chairman of the Public Chamber of the Moscow region Pavel Gusev (left) and representative in the Council of the Federation from the legislative branch of the Primorye region Vyacheslav Fetisov (right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Councillor of the President of Russia Sergey Glazyev, president of the Lomonosov Moscow State University Viktor Sadovnichy and chairman of the education committee of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Nikonov (from left to right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Representative in the Council of the Federation from the Belgorod region administration Nikolay Ryzhkov (left) and assistant of the President of Russia Andrey Belousov (right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Chairman of board of JSC 'Gazprom-Media Holding', President of the Kontinental Hockey League Dmitry Chernyshenko (right) are before the beginning.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of the Russian association of bikers Aleksandr Zaldostanov (Surgeon) is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Governor of the Pskov region Andrey Turchak (right) is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Governor of the Pskov region Andrey Turchak is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoygu is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Deputy chairman of the Russian government, head of the staff of the Russian government Sergey Prikhodko (in the centre) and Minister of culture of Russia Vladimir Medinsky (the second from right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill (in the centre) and head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov (right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Prosecutor General of Russia Yury Chayka, chairman of the Supreme Court of Russia Vyacheslav Lebedev and chairman of the Constitutional Court of Russia Valery Zorkin (from left to right) are during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Head of the administration of the President of Russia Sergey Ivanov, chairwoman of the Council of the Federation of Russia Valentina Matvienko, chairman of the Russian government Dmitry Medvedev and chairman of the Rusian government Sergey Naryshkin (from left to right) are during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin (in the centre) is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin (left) is during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin (on a screen) is during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Member of the housing policy and housing and utility service committee of the Russian State Duma Vadim Bulavinov (left) and deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma Sergey Zheleznyak (in the centre) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Member of the safety and anti-corruption committee of the Russian State Duma Denis Voronenkov, member of the culture committee of the Russian State Duma Maria Maksakova and first deputy chairman of the culture committee of the Russian State Duma Yelena Drapeko (from left to right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Leader of the Liberal and Democraic Party of Russia, member of the defence committee of the Russian State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of the Russian association of bikers Aleksandr Zaldostanov (Surgeon) is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin (in the centre) is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin is during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Deputy Minister of economic development of Russia, head of the Federal agency on public property management Olga Dergunova (left) and governor of the Kirov region Nikita Belykh (right) are during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Member of the housing policy and housing and utility service of the Russian State Duma Vadim Bulavinov (left) and deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma Sergey Zheleznyak (right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Chief editor of 'Moskovskij Komsomolets', chairman of the Public Chamber of the Moscow region Pavel Gusev (left) and representative in the Council of the Federation from the legislative branch of the Primorye region Vyacheslav Fetisov (right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea Vladimir Konstantinov is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Deputy chairman of the nature resources, nature management and ecology committee of the Russian State Duma Maxim Shingarkin (left) and representative from the body of executive power of the Tyumen region in the Council of the Federation of Russia Stepan Kirichuk (right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Member of the culture committee of the Russian State Duma Maria Maksakova (left) and first deputy chairman of the culture committee of the Russian State Duma Yelena Drapeko (right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of the Russian association of bikers Aleksandr Zaldostanov (Surgeon) is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of the Russian association of bikers Aleksandr Zaldostanov (Surgeon) is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Member of the international affairs committee of the Russian State Duma Aleksandr Karelin, chairman of board of JSC 'Gazprom-Media Holding', president of the Kontinental Hockey League Dmitry Chernyshenko and representative from the legislative branch of the Republic of Dagestan Suleyman Kerimov (from left to right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Member of the international affairs committee of the Russian State Duma Aleksandr Karelin (left) and representative of the legislative branch of the Republic of Dagestan Suleyman Kerimov (right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Member of the international affairs committee of the Russian State Duma Aleksandr Karelin (left) and representative from the legislative branch of the Republic of Dagestan Suleyman Kerimov (right) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Councillor of the President of Russia Veniamin Yakovlev is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Minister of finances of Russia Anton Siluanov (left) and chairman of the Public Chamber of Russia Tatyana Golikova (in the centre) are before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill (in the centre) is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin is during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Deputies chairman of the Russian State Duma Valdimir Vasilyev, Ivan Melnikov, Aleksandr Zhukov; Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, chairman of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin, chairman of the Russian government Dmitry Medvedev, head of the administration of the President of Russia Sergey Ivanov (from left to right) are during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin is during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. First deputy chairwoman of the Council of the Federation of russia Nikolay Fyodorov, head of the administration of the President of Russia Sergey Ivanov, chairwoman of the Council of the Federation of Russia Valentina Matvienko, chairman of the Russian government Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill (from left to right) are during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill (in the centre) is during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. Prosecutor General of Russia Yury Chayka, chairman of the Supreme Court of Russia Vyacheslav Lebedev and chairman of the Constitutional Court of Russia Valery Zorkin (from left to right) are during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin (in the centre) is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin (on a TV screen) is during the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of the Russian association of bikers Aleksandr Zaldostanov (Surgeon) is before the address announcement.

The annual President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin. President of Russia Vladimir Putin is before the address announcement.

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