Russians Celebrate Labor Day on Red Square

People walk through Red Square with flags and banners during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014. Russians celebrate the coming of spring and since communist times, also Labor Day on the first day of May.
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People walk through Red Square with flags and banners during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014. The placards read, "Sevastopol Moscow Russia!" (L) and "Putin is right."
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People walk through Red Square with flags and banners during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014. The placard reads, "My Moscow — city of youth and city of the future."
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People walk through Red Square with flags and banners during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014. The placard reads, "We believe in Putin."
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People walk through Red Square with flags and banners during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014. The placards read "Putin is right" (L) and "I'm proud of my country."
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People walk through Red Square with flags and banners during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014.
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People walk through Red Square with flags and balloons during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014.
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People walk with flags and balloons towards St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014.
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People walk with flags and banners on Red Square during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014.
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People walk with flags and banners on Red Square during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014. The placard reads, "City of big opportunities."
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People walk with flags and banners on Red Square during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014.
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People walk with flags and banners towards St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014.
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People walk with flags and flowers towards St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014.
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