Photos of the Week, Sept. 24-28

Three military cadets in heels and olive uniforms being led along Tverskaya Ulitsa by their commanding officer, right, in the more casual jeans and sneakers.

A bespectacled gent absorbing himself in the headlines Tuesday at a plaza near Belorusskaya metro station.

Flash-mob participants in Sochi on Tuesday displaying windbreakers that say "500 days until the games." Organizers announced a slogan for the 2014 Winter Olympics on Tuesday: "Hot. Cool. Yours."

Perhaps there is a future photog in this group of schoolchildren in various grades checking out Red Square on Wednesday. Unlike his classmates, the boy with the camera is finding his surroundings more worthy of attention.

Workers preparing an installation on Red Square for the second annual Circle of Light, a weeklong festival that opens Friday and will see Moscow architectural spaces used as facades for multimedia and light installations.

A Russian mother and her youngster soaking up the coastal delights of a vacation in Antalya, Turkey, on Friday. The Mediterranean resort city is a favorite of Russians, and in 2011 it became the world's third-most-visited city.

A chilly pigeon striking a not-too-statuesque pose near a Fyodor Dostoevsky monument at the Russian State Library.

Passengers in St. Petersburg traveling in a commuter train depicting scenes from Russian history. The train was decorated for the 1,150th anniversary of Russian statehood, which was celebrated in Novgorod over the weekend.

A souvenir seller at a stand on Ploshchad Revolyutsii showing a 100-ruble magnet that features Medvedev or Putin, depending on how it is held. Related article: Medvedev Seen Hanging in the Balance

A multitasking Muscovite roaming through Park Sokolniki with the help of a rugged set of wheels and mobile coverage.