Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov (centre) smiles while soldiers of the Guards of Honour deliver his wreaths to the Unkown Soldier Tomb.

Moscow Vice Mayor Valery Shantsev (left) and Mayor Yury Luzhkov (second from the left) deliver wreaths to the Unkown Soldier Tomb.

Moscow Vice Mayor Valery Shantsev (left) and Mayor Yury Luzhkov (right) deliver wreaths to the Unkown Soldier Tomb.

Moscow Vice Mayor Valery Shantsev (left) and Mayor Yury Luzhkov (right) deliver wreaths to the Unkown Soldier Tomb.

Moscow Vice Mayor Valery Shantsev (left) and Mayor Yury Luzhkov (right) deliver wreaths to the Unkown Soldier Tomb.

Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov (centre) and speaker of the Moscow city legislature deliver wreaths to the Unkown Soldier Tomb.

Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov (right) delivers wreaths to the Unkown Soldier Tomb.

Moscow Vice Mayor Valery Shantsev delivers wreaths to the Unkown Soldier Tomb.

A group of Moscow bikers on the Vorobyevy Mountains.

Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov (right) and Vice Mayor Valery Shantsev (centre) arrive at the meeting of the CIS and Baltic countries mayors.

Left to right: Moscow Vice Mayor Valery Shantsev, presidential representative for the Central Federal District Georgy Poltavchenko, speaker of the Federation Council Sergey Mironov, Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexis II, and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov attend celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

Left to right: Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, Vice Mayor Valery Shantsev, presidential representative for the Central Federal District Georgy Poltavchenko, speaker of the Federation Council Sergey Mironov, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexis II, and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov attend celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

Chairman of the State Duma Budget and Taxation Committee Alexander Zhukov attends celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov attends celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov attends celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

A couple of dancers during the performance staged during celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

Celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

Celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

Celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

Celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

Celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

Celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

Celebrations of the Moscow City Day.

Founder of Moscow, Prince Yury Dolgoruky ('the Long Arm') monument in Tverskaya Street.

Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov takes part in the Moscow City Day celebrations.

Moscow Mayor Yury Luzkov fires the start pistol during the City Day celebrations.

Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov takes part in the Moscow City Day celebrations.