Another month, another try at freedom of assembly. Police officers detained about 100 people on Aug. 31, though most of them didn't show force and none of them were on the square they were banned from.

Russia's Bruce Springsteen, rock star Yury Shevchuk, performed at an Aug. 22 rally in defense of a threatened forest and grassroots efforts in Khimki. More than 3,000 people joined him.

A collection of our staff photographers' images of the city's "iron horses" and the world around them.

As Europe’s largest city, Moscow is host to a large number of ethnic groups and emigres from all over the world. With such a diverse population, it’s inevitable that multiple faiths will be represented. Staff photographer Igor Tabakov suggested that we showcase some of the images of religious activities and icons from the three Abrahamic traditions in the city that he has taken over the years.

Our staff photographers were out and about during the onslaught and the aftermath of last week's record-breaking snowstorm and captured some of the goings-on.

Photographs from a Maslenitsa parade in downtown Moscow on Feb. 14 taken by Moscow Times staff photographer Igor Tabakov.

In this collection of photos, Vladimir Filonov and Igor Tabakov show us intricate ice patterns that either melt with the weather or get hit with shovels.

Located in the center of Moscow, just off Tverskaya Ulitsa, the Kosma and Damian church is a beacon of hospitality and warmth, especially during a winter that experts say has been the city’s coldest in 60 years. Every Wednesday, the church offers a free lunch and warm clothing to the homeless, the poor and the hungry. Staff photographer Igor Tabakov visited the church this week as hot soup was served and jackets were handed out.

Located in the center of Moscow, just off Tverskaya Ulitsa, the Kosma and Damian church is a beacon of hospitality and warmth, especially during a winter that experts say has been the city’s coldest in 60 years. Every Wednesday, the church offers a free lunch and warm clothing to the homeless, the poor and the hungry. Staff photographer Igor Tabakov went to the church this week.

A collection of moving images from a Vologda region prison for inmates with suspended death sentences.

As one of Russia's most influential writers, Alexander Pushkin is revered for his creative use of language and his large body of work. His statue on Moscow's Tverskaya Ulitsa was built in 1880 and was moved to Pushkin Square in 1950, and throughout the past century it has stood silent amid a multitude of changes in the city. Igor Tabakov has accumulated a series of different views of the monument to the writer, and here he shares his favorites.

People walking by Pushkin Square over the weekend got to try their hands at diplomacy — quite literally.
The symbolic — and misspelled — reset button that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in March resurfaced on Pushkin Square for ordinary people to press as they pondered the state of relations ahead of President Barack Obama’s three-day visit to Moscow, which starts Monday.

Igor Tabakov / MT President Vladimir Putin speaking Friday at Mayor Yury Luzhkov's inauguration at City Hall on Tverskaya Ulitsa. Luzhkov inexplicably had an acidic expression on his face throughout the ceremony. Igor Tabakov / MT Luzhkov after receiving a mayoral chain from City Duma Speaker Platonov. Igor Tabakov / MT Luzhkov's billionaire wife, Yelena Baturina, attending the inauguration. Igor Tabakov / MT Platonov and State Duma Deputies Iosif Kobzon and Artur Chilingarov, right. Igor Tabakov / MT Seated from left, Metropolitan Kliment, Rabbi Berl Lazar, Mufti Sheik Ravil Gainutdin and Rabbi Adolf Shayevich. Igor Tabakov / MT Luzhkov giving a speech, which he concluded by saying, ""Our goals are clear, our tasks are set, together we will win.

Over the past few years, Russian Fashion Week has become the primary launching pad for up-and-coming designers from Russia and the CIS.

Over the past few years, Russian Fashion Week has become the primary launching pad for up-and-coming designers from Russia and the CIS.

Photo essay.

On Sunday, a Moscow film festival will award prizes to budding animators and directors -- in this case, as young as 5 years of age.

On Sunday, a Moscow film festival will award prizes to budding animators and directors -- in this case, as young as 5 years of age.

Weighing in at 30 tons and standing 14 meters high, Russia's largest pipe organ is under construction at the Moscow International House of Music.

Weighing in at 30 tons and standing 14 meters high, Russia's largest pipe organ is under construction at the Moscow International House of Music.

Seventy-five years ago this Thursday, at 6:54 a.m., Russia's first electric commuter train departed from Yaroslavsky Station.

Seventy-five years ago this Thursday, at 6:54 a.m., Russia's first electric commuter train departed from Yaroslavsky Station.

Photo essay.

Auto enthusiasts gathering with their retro vehicles under sunny skies over the weekend for the annual Avto-Exotica exhibition.

Moscow Times photographer Igor Tabakov spent three days in Tel Aviv and the surrounding area earlier this month for the opening of an exhibit of Moscow Times photographs at the Artlink Gallery.

This Tuesday marks 200 years since the birth of composer Mikhail Glinka, father of Russia's symphonic and vocal tradition.

This Tuesday marks 200 years since the birth of composer Mikhail Glinka, father of Russia's symphonic and vocal tradition.

Authors of the Slavic world's first alphabet and written language, ninth-century saints Cyril and Methodius are honored this week.

Authors of the Slavic world's first alphabet and written language, ninth-century saints Cyril and Methodius are honored this week.