Photos of the Week: Oct. 24-30, 2009

A visitor getting a kiss from a male model at the Millionaire Fair in Moscow, Oct. 24, 2009.

A girl looking at a man sitting in a bathtub-equipment display at the Millionaire Fair at Manezh Hall in Moscow on Oct. 24, 2009.

People holding portraits of jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Russian oil giant Yukos, during a rally demanding the release of what they say are political prisoners in Russia, Moscow, Oct. 25, 2009. Khodorkovsky is marking the six-year anniversary of his arrest with little hope for clemency from the Kremlin.

Pang Qing and Tong Jian, of China, performing during the gala exibition at the Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix figure skating event in Moscow, Oct. 25, 2009.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visiting The Turner Scientific and Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics in St.Petersburg, Oct. 26, 2009.

A woman crying outside the theater in which Chechen gunmen seized in 2002, as the relatives of the slain hostages mark the tragedy's 7th anniversary in Moscow, Oct. 26, 2009.

Stuffed animals lying beside a plaque of victims' names at the Dubrovka theater, where Chechen terrorists took hundreds of hostages on Oct. 26, 2002. The justice minister said new legislation was being drafted to boost the amount of compensation offered to victims of terrorism.

Elena Dementieva reacting during her match against Venus Williams at the WTA Tennis Championships in Doha, Qatar on Oct. 27, 2009.

A homeless woman seeking shelter from the rain in a telephone booth along a street in central Moscow, Oct. 27, 2009.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin boarding a new Tu-214 plane operated by Transaero in St. Petersburg on Oct. 27, 2009. Transaero has three of the aircraft, which carries up to 212 passengers and has a range of 7,200 kilometres.

Models presenting creations of fashion designer Giorgio Armani during the presentation of the Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2009/2010 fashion collection in the GUM department store in Moscow, Oct. 27, 2009.

Fashion designer Giorgio Armani, center, speaking to reporters on Oct. 27, 2009 in the GUM department store. The Italian fashion company, which has 10 stores and about 220 points of sale in Russia, plans to open up to three more stores and "lots more points of sale" as business improves.

A girl standing near an advertisement for a play posted on a theatre box office on Tverskaya Ulitsa on Oct. 28, 2009.

A car in need of repairs sitting unused on a street in Moscow on Oct. 29, 2009. Cars such this one could be exchanged for certificates worth 50,000 rubles if the cash-for-clunkers recycling program goes ahead.

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa meeting with President Dmitry Medvedev in the Kremlin, Oct. 29, 2009.

People holding lists of victims of Soviet-era repression at the Solovky Stone monument on Lubyanka Square on Oct. 29, 2009. Oct. 30 marks The Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions in former Soviet states.

A man passing an electronic lottery promising wins of up to 1 million rubles ($34,000) in the lobby of Kopeika in Moscow on Oct. 30, 2009. Four months after the federal government banished most gambling to four special zones far from Moscow, the industry is thriving in the open under a legal loophole.

A man wearing a mask in the metro on Oct. 30, 2009 after health officials warned that people with flu symptoms should seek immediate help.