25 Years Oct 20, 2017 - 02:39 pm October 1993. The tanks loyal to President Boris Yeltsin open fire on the White House, home of the Supreme Soviet during the constitutional crisis Yevgeny Stetsko / MT May 9, 2005. Amid the dignitaries and guests attending Victory Day celebrations, a man wearing traditional Cossack military dress presents a marked contrast Igor Tabakov / MT 1994. A young boy injured in the First Chechen War winces as he bandages his mangled limbs Vladimir Velengurin / For MT Apr. 6, 2010. Michail Khodorkovsky in court during his second trial Igor Tabakov / MT Celebrating National Paratroopers' Day with music and song in Moscow's Gorky Park Liza Nipp / For MT A woman attends a rally in support of Boris Yeltsin in the '90s Yevgeny Stetsko / MT March 2014: Tatars protest the annexation of Crimea on a highway outside Simferopol, a few days before a referendum is held to join Russia Pascal Dumont / MT 1992. From 1958 to 1995, Moscow boasted the largest open-air swimming pool, built in place of the Christ the Savior Cathedral Vladimir Filonov / MT Sep. 24. 2011. Vladimir Putin announces that he and his successor Dmitry Medvedev had previously arranged to trade places Igor Tabakov / MT "On a trip around the country, the car broke down and we had to stop. Two old ladies were knocking on the door of a third house. They said their neighbour hadn't come out — they thought she might've died. But then she came outside — a withered old lady in her 80s. She sat like Baba Yaga by that hovel." Vladimir Filonov / MT A beggar leans against a wall scribbled with the text "For Russia" Vladimir Filonov / MT Sept. 8, 2000. Rescue workers rest in an underpass at Pushkinskaya metro station, after a bomb hidden in a briefcase and a plastic bag exploded, killing 13 Igor Tabakov / MT November 2014. Mikhail Gorbachev, first and last president of the Soviet Union, here aged 83 Pascal Dumont / MT January 1990. Then- Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov opens McDonald's first Russian branch on Pushkin Square Igor Tabakov / MT 2014. A young couple embracing in the central Arbatskaya metro station just after rush hour on a Friday evening Pascal Dumont / MT October 2005. Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky leans back to watch Vladimir Putin at his Duma office Igor Tabakov / MT A newlywed couple celebrates their marriage at Vorobyovy Gory in Moscow Vladimir Filonov / MT More image galleries In Photos: The Russian Border Town of Sudzha Under Ukrainian Control Sudzha, a town of about 5,000 people, is one of dozens of settlements captured by Ukraine during this month's surprise incursion in the Kursk region. 1 Min read On This Day 24 Years Ago: Russia's Kursk Submarine Disaster The tragedy would become one of the biggest stains on President Vladimir Putin’s early rule. 1 Min read In Photos: Russia Stages Showcase Naval Parade This year’s guest list reflects Russia’s shifting allies on the world stage after its invasion of Ukraine severed its ties with Europe. 1 Min read In Photos: Ethnic Kryashens Celebrate Pitrau Folk Festival in Tatarstan Celebrated by the Kryashens, an Orthodox Christian ethnic sub-group of the Volga Tatars, the holiday has a deep folk and religious meaning. 1 Min read
25 Years Oct 20, 2017 - 02:39 pm October 1993. The tanks loyal to President Boris Yeltsin open fire on the White House, home of the Supreme Soviet during the constitutional crisis Yevgeny Stetsko / MT May 9, 2005. Amid the dignitaries and guests attending Victory Day celebrations, a man wearing traditional Cossack military dress presents a marked contrast Igor Tabakov / MT 1994. A young boy injured in the First Chechen War winces as he bandages his mangled limbs Vladimir Velengurin / For MT Apr. 6, 2010. Michail Khodorkovsky in court during his second trial Igor Tabakov / MT Celebrating National Paratroopers' Day with music and song in Moscow's Gorky Park Liza Nipp / For MT A woman attends a rally in support of Boris Yeltsin in the '90s Yevgeny Stetsko / MT March 2014: Tatars protest the annexation of Crimea on a highway outside Simferopol, a few days before a referendum is held to join Russia Pascal Dumont / MT 1992. From 1958 to 1995, Moscow boasted the largest open-air swimming pool, built in place of the Christ the Savior Cathedral Vladimir Filonov / MT Sep. 24. 2011. Vladimir Putin announces that he and his successor Dmitry Medvedev had previously arranged to trade places Igor Tabakov / MT "On a trip around the country, the car broke down and we had to stop. Two old ladies were knocking on the door of a third house. They said their neighbour hadn't come out — they thought she might've died. But then she came outside — a withered old lady in her 80s. She sat like Baba Yaga by that hovel." Vladimir Filonov / MT A beggar leans against a wall scribbled with the text "For Russia" Vladimir Filonov / MT Sept. 8, 2000. Rescue workers rest in an underpass at Pushkinskaya metro station, after a bomb hidden in a briefcase and a plastic bag exploded, killing 13 Igor Tabakov / MT November 2014. Mikhail Gorbachev, first and last president of the Soviet Union, here aged 83 Pascal Dumont / MT January 1990. Then- Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov opens McDonald's first Russian branch on Pushkin Square Igor Tabakov / MT 2014. A young couple embracing in the central Arbatskaya metro station just after rush hour on a Friday evening Pascal Dumont / MT October 2005. Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky leans back to watch Vladimir Putin at his Duma office Igor Tabakov / MT A newlywed couple celebrates their marriage at Vorobyovy Gory in Moscow Vladimir Filonov / MT