Co-chairman of the Rodina ('Motherland') political movement Dmitry Rogozin (left) and prominent Rodina member Victor Gerashchenko (right) shake hands before the beginning of the Russian Supreme Court hearings of Mr Gerashchenko appeal filed to denounce the Central Electoral Commission refusal to register him as the movement's presidential candidate.

Prominent member of the Rodina ('Motherland') political movement Victor Gerashchenko attends the Russian Supreme Court hearings of his appeal against the Central Electoral Commission refusal to register him as the Rodina presidential candidate.

Co-chairman of the Rodina ('Motherland') political movement Dmitry Rogozin (left) and prominent Rodina member Victor Gerashchenko (right) attend the Russian Supreme Court hearings of Mr Gerashchenko appeal against the Central Electoral Commission refusal to register him as the movement's presidential candidate.

Co-chairman of the Rodina ('Motherland') political movement Dmitry Rogozin is pictured outside the Russian Supreme Court during hearings of Rodina prominent member Victor Gerashchenko's appeal against the Central Electoral Commission (CIK) verdict. The CIK refused to register Mr Gerashchenko as the Rodina presidential candidate.

Co-chairman of the Rodina ('Motherland') political movement Dmitry Rogozin is pictured outside the Russian Supreme Court during hearings of Rodina prominent member Victor Gerashchenko's appeal against the Central Electoral Commission (CIK) verdict. The CIK refused to register Mr Gerashchenko as the Rodina presidential candidate.

Co-chairman of the Rodina ('Motherland') political movement Dmitry Rogozin is pictured outside the Russian Supreme Court during hearings of Rodina prominent member Victor Gerashchenko's appeal against the Central Electoral Commission (CIK) verdict. The CIK refused to register Mr Gerashchenko as the Rodina presidential candidate.