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	Main Page Home Stories The Holy Land Experience The Jewish Defence League protests outside the park on opening day, claiming it is “an attempt to steal Jewish souls”. In anticipation of protests the Miami Police join Roman centurions on guard duty at the park entrance. Actors perform on the steps of the Herodian Temple. Mary Magdelene in the tomb of Jesus. Visitors cast a wary eye over one of Ceasar’s tax collectors. A centurion tucks into his Goliath Burger in the Oasis Palms cafe. Is there life after Disney? A visitor grapples with the question of eternity. No room at the inn - opening day at the Holy Land Experience was a spectacular success. Members of Zion’s Hope at a private ceremony the evening before the official opening. Members of Zion’s Hope at a private ceremony the evening before the official opening. Members of Zion’s Hope at a private ceremony the evening before the official opening. The promised land at dusk, with a Miami police cruiser for protection. Lenin’s Last Hurrah Zyuganov makes a point during a speech in the central Russian city of Kirov. City deputies and a full and ornate House of Culture in the Siberian city of Biisk. Standing room only as an old woman and Zyuganov’s bodyguards listen at a collective farm in the Siberian city of Biisk. Crowds waving posters of Marx, Engels and Lenin cheer Zyuganov as he arrives in the western Russian city of Lipetsk Zyuganov and advisers en route to the Siberian city of Barnaul. Zyuganov addresses workers in an aircraft factory in the southern city of Voronezh. Zyuganov onstage in a House of Culture in the central Russian city of Ekaterinburg. A surprise kiss from students at the Kirov City University in central Russia. An ageing admirer seizes Zyuganov and kisses him as he arrives at an outdoor meeting in the central Russian city of Yeletsk. A Lenin look alike argues with a young passer-by at a Zyuganov rally in Moscow. A bodyguard stands by during a rare local television interview in the southern Russian city of Voronezh. Zyuganov listens to questions from correspondents at a press conference in the Siberian city of Barnaul. Mad Dogs And Englishmen A Dalmatian breeder extols his wares to potential customers. Tension during judgement time for terriers. Contestants take matters in their stride - it’s the owners who worry. Confusion in the ring. Getting a temperamental poodle into line for judging. So how did I do? Reporting home on success in the ring. Protecting the hair of the dog. And what about me? The little thief. True Brit. The prisoner. The Chechen Tomb A Russian supply column makes its’ way through the ruins of central Grozny. A Russian soldier sits on guard in the remains of Palace Square. “At my age I thought I was finished with this kind of business, but now look!” Vasily Balabanov, a veteran of the Russian Civil War, the Russian-Finnish War, the Second World War and now the Chechen War. Thousands of corpses - Chechen fighters, civilians and Russian soldiers - litter the city centre streets. A Russian woman searches through the wreckage of her home - her Chechen neighbour has already discovered the body of her own husband. Civilians queue at dawn for water distributed by Russian paratroopers from the back of a lorry. Women and children try to create a semblance of normality outside their devastated apartment. Survivors of the bombardment emerge from their underground bunker to drink tea. Clambering across a ruined bridge in the city centre. Refugees with the few belongings they have rescued from their homes. Russian army post with the warning “Stop! Go back or we shoot” and a live grenade hanging from the barricade. The remains of the Presidential Palace, once the symbol of Chechen resistance Sandunovskaya Banya A group of ex-paratroopers involved in Russia’s lucrative banking and security business celebrate a birthday in style in a private room with wives and girlfriends. The heart of the banya is the parilka, or steam room, where enthusiasts beat each other with veniki, bundles of birch twigs, to improve circulation. Tossing water on the coals to increase the steam and heat. After the parilka a client is scrubbed down by a banya attendant. On weekends Sandunovskaya’s cathedral like halls are crowded with visitors. Relaxing after the parilka with tea and lemon while watching the television. Even at the banya, Russia’s new businessmen cannot bear to be out of touch - a client calls a colleague on his mobile phone. Not all of Sandunovskaya's clients are Russia’s new rich. The local pensioner gets a reduced rate for the same facilities as the wealthy young woman on the mobile phone. The bathhouse is supposedly about healthy living, but smoking is a habit Russians find hard to kick. Monday lunchtime in the women’s section, and the first vodka of the week. After the parilka a plunge in Sandunovskaya's classical, and icy, swimming pool. Northern Renaissance A statue of Peter the Great building his first boat overlooks people gathered to watch Palace Bridge raise at 2 am for the night shipping during the summer weeks known as White Nights. The Kirov Ballet performs at 11pm in Peterhof Palace gardens on the Gulf of Finland at the Stars of the White Nights midsummer ball. Dancing in the Throne Room at Peterhof Palace at the Stars of the White Nights midsummer ball. White Night ravers - dancers at 2 am on a plinth which formerly held a statue of Lenin, at the Leningradskii Subottnik all night rave. City bureaucrats lose their symbol of authority, their neckties, at the Tsarskoe Selo Carnival in the suburb of Pushkin. White Nights by the River Neva - young lovers await the raising of Palace Bridge on the River Neva for the night shipping. Traffic stranded for 2 hours by the raising of the city bridges for the night shipping. Crowds gather nightly by the Hermitage to watch Palace Bridge raise at 2 am for the night shipping during the White Nights. At the Hermitage, former home of the Tsars, and one of the world's great museums, an attendant is dwarfed by the scale of the entrance ceiling over the Jordan Staircase. Visitors in the Hermitage and Winter Palace, former home of the Tsars, and one of the world's great museums. A Hermitage attendant and exhibits in the museum’s vast classical collection. Two school visitors take a break in the Hermitage Museum’s classical section. The Russian Museum, with its extensive collection of Russian art, is one of the city's many world-class museums. Two visitors study Bryullov's "The Last Days Of Pompeii". The Russian Museum, with its extensive collection of Russian art, is one of the city's many world-class museums. Soldiers and Repin's "Zaporozhie Cossacks Write A Letter To The Turkish Sultan". Valery Gergiev & the Kirov Opera premiere a new version of "Boris Godunov" at midnight at Vyborg Castle as part of the Stars of the White Nights Festival. Valery Gergiev & the Kirov Opera premiere a new version of "Boris Godunov" at midnight at Vyborg Castle as part of the Stars of the White Nights Festival. Valery Gergiev & the Kirov Opera premiere a new version of "Boris Godunov" at midnight at Vyborg Castle as part of the Stars of the White Nights Festival. Contestants in the annual Vaganova Prix prepare backstage. Winners will be offered places at the Vaganova School of Ballet, Russia's leading ballet school, which has produced generations of Russia's most famous dancers. Contestants in the annual Vaganova Prix go through their paces under the eyes of the ultra critical judges. Winners will be offered places at the Vaganova School of Ballet, Russia's leading ballet school. Scandalous Master of Ceremonies Roman Trachtenberg & other performers at Hali Gali, Russia's most outrageous night-club. The decor at Hali Gali, Russia's most outrageous night-club, consciously parodies the city's famous architecture. Russia's northern capital is undergoing major renovation and reconstruction in advance of its' 300th anniversary in 2003 - repairing the roof of the Peter Paul Fortress, the city's first building. Russia's northern capital is undergoing major renovation and reconstruction in advance of its' 300th anniversary in 2003 - repairing the interiors of the Catherine Palace at Pushkin. Reconstruction of Konstantinovsky Palace, which has been set aside as President Putin's new country home, and where he will welcome world leaders in May 2003 for the 300th anniversary celebrations of St Petersburg. Russia's northern capital is undergoing major renovation and reconstruction in advance of its' 300th anniversary in 2003 - workers hang from the front of the Catherine Palace at Pushkin. Petersburgers make the most of the city's famous parks and waterways at any time of the year - statues and passers-by in the city centre Summer Garden. Petersburgers make the most of the city's famous parks and waterways at any time of the year - statues in the Summer Garden enclosed against the winter weather. The suburban palaces & gardens at Peterhof, or Petrodvorets, were built by Peter the Great as a rival to Versailles. They include trick fountains designed to soak the unwary passer-by. Petersburgers make the most of the city's famous parks and waterways at any time of the year - sunbathing by the walls of the Peter Paul Fortress. Petersburgers make the most of the city's famous parks and waterways at any time of the year - a winter swimmer, known as a walrus, by the Peter Paul Fortress in -25 C. Petersburgers make the most of the city's famous parks and waterways at any time of the year: a bridal party shivers by the River Neva in temperatures of minus 25 Celsius. Petersburgers make the most of the city's famous parks and waterways at any time of the year - taking a short cut across the frozen River Neva in temperatures of -30C. Fyodor Dostoyevsky, chronicler of Russia's under class, would still recognise much in his native city - a woman pauses on Nevsky Prospect to give a homeless man a loaf of bread. Fyodor Dostoyevsky, chronicler of Russia's under class, would still recognise much in his native city - students & homeless in a Nevsky Prospect underpass. Parades and celebrations mark Victory Day in memory of World War 2, known in Russia as The Great Patriotic War. Parades and celebrations mark Victory Day in memory of World War 2, known in Russia as The Great Patriotic War. Cradle of the revolution - Communist supporters march and demonstrate in the city centre to mark the 85th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution of October 1917. A Communist supporter sells calendars with Stalin’s portrait. Sailors shout out the salute to passing admirals reviewing the fleet during Russian Navy Day. Two sailors look forward to shore leave from their battleship which has just arrived in port. Sailors drink, dance and party in the streets on Russian Navy Day. A woman stares through the frozen window of a trolley bus covered with advertising for winter clothing as temperatures plunged to -35C. Kazansky Cathedral on Nevsky Prospect as winter temperatures plunged to -35C. New Year Ball in the Mariinsky Theatre, home of the Kirov Opera & Ballet. New Year Ball in the Mariinsky Theatre, home of the Kirov Opera & Ballet. New Year Ball in the Mariinsky Theatre, home of the Kirov Opera & Ballet. Young lovers embrace as a ship passes through Palace Bridge at 2 am during the summer White Nights period. In The Steppes Of Chinggis Khan Competitors in the horse racing arrive at the national Naadam in Khui Doloon Khudag Competitors at the Mongolian Wrestling contests in the Llama Naadam in Zuunmod Mongolian wrestling champion Usukhbayar finally succeeds in throwing his opponent, ending a marathon 3 hour semi-final match at the national Naadam in Ulaanbaatar Owners & coaches watch their jockeys parade their horses before the race, in a ritual where the jockey praises his horse by singing serenades while circling the owner's other horses Owners & coaches watch their jockeys parade their horses before the race, in a ritual where the jockey praises his horse by singing serenades while circling the owner's other horses A coach gives last minute tactical advice to a young jockey before the race at the national Naadam in Khui Doloon Khudag Competitors in the archery contests in the national Naadam at Ulaanbaatar central stadium An archer releases his arrow while another makes a note of his score on his hand Nomad ger camp at dawn at the national Naadam near Khui Doloon Khudag Young jockeys race across the steppes pursued by coaches in 4 wheel vehicles as they train for the national Naadam A nomad stands on his horse to get a better view of the racing at the national Naadam near Khui Doloon Khudag A man lifts a young boy on his shoulders to get a better view of the racing at the national Naadam near Khui Doloon Khudag Spectators rush to wipe the sweat from a winning horse; they believe that by doing so the horse's energy will be transferred to themselves Spectators rush to wipe the sweat from a winning horse; they believe that by doing so the horse's energy will be transferred to themselves Wrestlers limber up before a bout at the Llama Naadam in Zuunmod Competitors and spectators at the Mongolian Wrestling contests in the national Naadam Competitors and spectators at the Mongolian Wrestling contests in the national Naadam A victorious wrestler "flies like a falcon" around a judge after winning his bout Winning wrestlers are national heroes & are mobbed as they leave the field Competitors in the ankle bone shooting contests in the national Naadam at Ulaanbaatar central stadium Competitors in the ankle bone shooting contests in the national Naadam at Ulaanbaatar central stadium Pool players at a nomad ger camp near the race-track at the national Naadam in Khui Doloon Khudag A drunken horseman struggles to stay on his steed at the national Naadam near Khui Doloon Khudag Coaches watching racers approach at the national Naadam near Khui Doloon Khudag Storm In A Foxhole The Quorn Hunt enjoy a 'stirrup cup’, the traditional drink before the start of the hunt The Devon and Somerset Staghounds hunting on Exmoor a few days before the bill to ban hunting with dogs was passed in Parliament. Exmoor is the only place in England where stag hunting with hounds still takes place The Duke of Beaufort's Hunt fox-hunting on his private estate Hounds with the Fitzwilliam Hunt wait to move off. Hunt supporters claim that If hunting is banned some 20,000 hunting hounds will be killed, as they are unsuitable as family pets Anti hunt demonstrators from the League Against Cruel Sports at the traditional Aylesbury Vale Hunt on Boxing Day The Aylesbury Vale Hunt and anti hunt demonstrators from the League Against Cruel Sports before the traditional Boxing Day meet Anti hunt demonstrators from the Hunt Saboteurs Association use bottles of scent to confuse the dogs and try to disrupt the hunt, confronting hunters and police at a meeting of the Essex and Suffolk Fox-hounds Anti hunt demonstrators from the Hunt Saboteurs Association use bottles of scent to confuse the dogs and try to disrupt the hunt, confronting hunters and police at a meeting of the Essex and Suffolk Fox-hounds Anti hunt demonstrators from the Hunt Saboteurs Association use bottles of scent to confuse the dogs and try to disrupt the hunt, confronting hunters and police at a meeting of the Essex and Suffolk Fox-hounds The Essex & Suffolk Fox-hounds on the first day of what may be the last legal hunting season in the UK, as Parliament moves to ban hunting with dogs The Duke of Beaufort's Hunt fox-hunting in on his private estate The Fitzwilliam Hunt on the flat farmlands of East Anglia The Devon and Somerset Staghounds hunting on Exmoor a few days before the bill to ban hunting with dogs was passed in Parliament. Exmoor is the only place in England where stag hunting with hounds still takes place The Ullswater Hunt, led by Huntsman John Harrison, is one of only five that hunt foxes on foot in the Cumbrian Fells, which are too mountainous for horses The Ullswater Hunt, led by Huntsman John Harrison, is one of only five that hunt foxes on foot in the Cumbrian Fells, which are too mountainous for horses As an alternative to fox-hunting the Four Shires Hunt use bloodhounds to chase a human quarry, in what is known as drag-hunting As an alternative to fox-hunting the Four Shires Hunt use bloodhounds to chase a human quarry, in what is known as drag-hunting As an alternative to fox-hunting the Four Shires Hunt use bloodhounds to chase a human quarry, in what is known as drag-hunting As an alternative to fox-hunting the Four Shires Hunt use bloodhounds to chase a human quarry, in what is known as drag-hunting The Berkeley Hunt Ball in an historic converted woolbarn: hunt supporters claim that the Hunt provides a vital part of the social fabric in the English countryside The Berkeley Hunt Ball in an historic converted woolbarn: hunt supporters claim that the Hunt provides a vital part of the social fabric in the English countryside Partygoers perform a striptease on the dancefloor at the Berkeley Hunt Ball in an historic converted woolbarn Hunt supporters light bonfires in fields beside the M1 motorway to demonstrate against the proposed new bill to ban hunting with dogs An estimated 20,000 hunt supporters demonstrate in Parliament Square as a new bill to ban hunting with dogs is passed An estimated 20,000 hunt supporters demonstrate in Parliament Square as a new bill to ban hunting with dogs is passed An estimated 20,000 hunt supporters demonstrate in Parliament Square as a new bill to ban hunting with dogs is passed. Chloe Bailey, who walked from Cambridge for three days to the demonstration, wears a fox mask in front of police lines An estimated 20,000 hunt supporters demonstrate in Parliament Square as a new bill to ban hunting with dogs is passed: demonstrators fight with police in an attempt to block the roads around Parliament An estimated 20,000 hunt supporters demonstrate in Parliament Square as a new bill to ban hunting with dogs is passed: demonstrators fight with police in an attempt to block the roads around Parliament An estimated 20,000 hunt supporters demonstrate in Parliament Square as a new bill to ban hunting with dogs is passed: a demonstrator injured during clashes with police is carried away A smoke bomb explodes beside police horses guarding Parliament as an estimated 20,000 hunt supporters demonstrate in Parliament Square against the new law banning hunting with dogs A protestor is arrested during fighting with police around Parliament as an estimated 20,000 hunt supporters demonstrate in Parliament Square against the new law banning hunting with dogs A protestor is arrested during fighting with police around Parliament as an estimated 20,000 hunt supporters demonstrate in Parliament Square against the new law banning hunting with dogs Otis Ferry, the youngest Hunt Master in England, is the son of rock star Bryan Ferry, and was the leader of the group of hunt supporters who burst into the House of Commons during the debate to ban hunting A fox runs to escape from the South Shropshire Foxhounds, led by Hunt Master Otis Ferry, on their first hunt after Parliament voted to ban hunting with dogs A deer runs across the front of the Fitzwilliam Hunt at dusk A demonstrator blows a hunting horn as an estimated 20,000 hunt supporters demonstrate in Parliament Square as a new bill to ban hunting with dogs is passed Orange Christmas - Revolution In Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, his wife Katerina and Julia Timoshenko wrap themselves in a giant orange scarf presented by singer Ruslana as he takes a commanding lead in the results on election night Supporters of Viktor Yushchenko celebrate in Maidan Square as early returns indicate he will win the Presidency by a comfortable margin A pro Yushchenko soldier chants his name with an American flag in the background. Russian President Vladimir Putin and others complained of American interference in the elections Official observers watch new clear perspex ballot boxes used in an attempt to prevent election fraud in the third round of the disputed election Pensioners await a special bus after voting in the village school in Ksaverivka Supporters of Viktor Yushchenko celebrate in Maidan Square as early returns indicate he will win the Presidency by a comfortable margin Supporters of Viktor Yushchenko celebrate in Maidan Square as early returns indicate he will win the Presidency by a comfortable margin Supporters of candidate Viktor Yushchenko in military uniform escort an Orthodox Church procession on Christmas Day The body of a Yushchenko supporter who died while camping on the streets is wrapped in the Ukrainian flag during a funeral service at the camp where he died Supporters of candidate Viktor Yushchenko camped out in Kiev city centre streets Yushchenko supporters at barricades guarding their makeshift camp in the centre of Kiev A Yushchenko supporter waves a victory salute in front of the Christmas tree in Kiev’s Maidan Square Portraits Aluminium mogul and business tycoon Lev Chernoy. Billionaire businessman Vladimir Potanin, Chairman of the Interros holding company. Kakha Bendukidze, General Director of the Unified Machine Factory holding company. Film & theatre director Andrei Konchalovsky on the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre. Boris Eifman, founder & director of the Eifman Ballet. Yelena Andreyeva, founder and Director of the Bastion private security agency with four of her bodyguards. Russian Communist Party leader Gennadi Zyuganov in Red Square Flamboyant businessman Vladimir Bryntsalov in his private restaurant. Fur dealer Yelena Yermak. Single Images Moscow, Russia. Millennium celebrations in Red Square. Moscow, Russia. A tank shell explodes in the Russian Parliament as forces loyal to President Yeltsin storm the building occupied by Communist rebels in October 1993. Moscow, Russia. A photographer’s life-size model of President Gorbachev attracts few customers at Izmailova outdoor market. Druskininkai, Lithuania. Gruto Park, also known as Stalinworld, is a new theme park with a collection of Soviet artifacts from the period when Lithuania was part of the USSR. Norilsk, northern Siberia, Russia. Governor of Krasnoyarsk Region, former Paratroop General Alexander Ivanovich Lebed, arrives on a visit to the far northern industrial city of Norilsk. Noginsk, central Russia. People dig for food and scraps at the main rubbish dump for Moscow region. Saratov, southern Russia. Making bread in a state bakery. Mirny, Yakutia, Russia. The source of the Russian diamond industry is the giant mines centred on the city of Mirny, in eastern Siberia. Moscow, Russia. Staff at the headquarters of the Russian Federation Committee of Precious Metals & Stones sort, cut, polish & pack diamonds for transport. Assignments Archive Copyrights Biography Contact France & Switzerland Germany, Austria & Switzerland Italy & Switzerland Netherlands & Benelux UK & Ireland USA World-wide stock Other areas
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