Remarkable events and vibrant images of ordinary life - through the eyes of TASS photographers. Most stunning photographs of 2016 in this gallery by TASS
TASS pictures of the year
Most stunning photographs of 2016 in this gallery by TASS
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A gala in St Petersburg's Alexandrinsky Theatre celebrating the 70th birthday of choreographer Boris Eifman, Saint Petersburg, July 22
© Peter Kovalev/TASS The bride in her car during a traditional Chechen wedding ceremony,
Grozny, November 24
© Valery Sharifulin/TASS Russia's President Vladimir Putin poses for selfies with brides at the opening of Moscow City Day in the Red Square, September 10
© Mikhail Klimentyev/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov seen ahead of a press conference following his meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Geneva, September 9
© Alexander Shcherbak/TASS Local firefighters battling wildfires in Portugal, August 18
© Mikhail Pochuyev/TASS Mist covers Zolotoy Bridge across the Golden Horn Bay, Vladivostok, July 7
© Yuri Smityuk/TASS
A model seen backstage at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia, Moscow, October 16
© Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS Workers install a statue to Prince Vladimir the Great, a ruler who baptized Kievan Rus, on Borovitskaya Square, Moscow, October 16
© Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra performs a concert at the ancient Roman amphitheatre in the town of Palmyra, May 5
© Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS Members of the Central Band of Russian Navy named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov perform at the opening of the Spasskaya Tower international military music festival, Moscow, August 27
© Artyom Geodakyan/TASS Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at Russia’s Bellingshausen Antarctic station, February 18
© Russian Orthodox Church Patriarchate Press Office/TASS Kharp reindeer farm in the village of Krasnoye, Nenets Autonomous area, November 24
© Anton Taibarei/TASS Young people covered in coloured powder during the Holi Festival of Colours, Vladivostok, August 13
© Yuri Smityuk/TASS People carry portraits of their relatives who fought in World War II during the Immortal Regiment march, Vladivostok, May 9
© Yuri Smityuk/TASS Reconstruction of the Tverskaya street in Moscow, June 5
© Valeriy Sharifulin/TASS Irtysh embankment, Omsk, April 11
© Dmitriy Feoktistov/TASS Pond in a park in Ekaterinburg, August 3
© Donat Sorokin/TASS A view of the construction site of a bridge across the Strait of Kerch linking Crimea to mainland Russia, August 12
© Vitaly Timkiv/TASS A man prepares a Russian banya (a Russian type of sauna) in the village of Gorino, January 9
© Vladimir Smirnov/TASS Michurin’s garden in Moscow, April 6
© Mikhail Japaridze/TASS Bird over the Volga river in Ivanovo region, April 10
© Vladimir Smirnov/TASS Oats harvesting in the village of Khorol, Primorye territory, August 16
© Yuri Smityuk/TASS People walking under a bridge in St. Petersburg, January 17
© Ruslan Shamukov/TASS Demolition of the building of Taganskaya telephone station, Moscow, April 24
© Artiom Geodakyan/TASS Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopters fly during a dress rehearsal of the Victory Day Parade, Moscow, May 7
© Mikhail Glagolev/TASS Mikoyan MiG-29 jet fighter aircraft of the Strizhi aerobatic team perform at the Army-2016 international military technical forum, Kubinka, Moscow region, September 7
© Marina Lystseva/TASS A Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster carrying Lomonosov, Aist-2D and SamSat-218 satellites blasts off from a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, April 28
© Marina Lystseva/TASS Tank Biathlon competition, part of the 2016 Army Games,
Moscow region, July 30
© Sergei Bobylev/Russian Defence Ministry Press Office/TASS Caucasus 2016 strategic drills at Opuk range, Crimea, September 9
© Sergei Savostyanov/TASS Seaborn Assault competition, part of the 2016 Army Games, Kaliningrad, August 3
© Vitaly Nevar/TASS Metallurg's players celebrate their victory in Leg 7 of the 2015/2016 Season Kontinental Hockey League finals, Moscow, April 19
© Artyom Korotayev/TASS Russia's sports minister Vitaly Mutko at the opening ceremony of the All-Russian Paralympic Contest, Moscow, September 7
© Sergei Fadeichev/TASS Athletes compete during a track and field event at the All-Russian Paralympic Contest, September 8
© Artyom Korotayev/TASS Amkar Perm's goalkeeper Alexander Selikhov concedes a goal in their 2016/17 Season Russian Premier League Round 13 football match, Mocow, November 6
© Mikhail Japaridze/TASS Russia's President Vladimir Putin plays with Krasava, the official match ball for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Moscow, November 25
© Alexei Druzhinin/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS Bikes lying on the ground ahead of in a mass downhill mountain biking event on alpine ski tracks on Mount Aibga, at the Gorky Gorod ski resort, Sochi, May 7
© Artur Lebedev/TASS Ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen of Denmark perform their short dance at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup, Russia's Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Moscow, November 4
© Sergei Fadeichev/TASS Brazilian footballer Julio Baptista holds a trophy at the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 draw, November 26
© Yegor Aleyev/TASS Transporting a Christmas tree to decorate a city ahead of winter holidays, Ivanovo region, December 12
© Vladimir Smirnov/TASS Fireworks go off marking Defender of the Fatherland Day, Moscow, February 23
© Mikhail Japaridze/TASS