An elderly man holds a poster of Boris Yeltsin outside Christ the saviour cathedralPhotograph: Yuri Kochetkov/EPAThe Russian flag flies at half mast at the Kremlin. Today has been declared a national day of morning for the former presidentPhotograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFPWomen light candles to pay their respects to Boris Yeltsin at Christ the saviour cathedralPhotograph: Viktor Drachev/AFP
People queue to pay their last respects to Boris Yeltsin at Christ the saviour cathedralPhotograph: Viktor Drachev/AFPPeople queue to see Boris Yeltsin's body lying in statePhotograph: Maxim Marmur/AFPAdding to the floral tribute at Christ the saviour cathedralPhotograph: Sergei Chirikov/EPABoris Yeltsin's wife Naina (bottom) and daughter Tatyana pay their last respects at Christ the saviour cathedralPhotograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/EPAAn honour guard surrounds the casket as Boris Yeltsin lies in state at Christ the saviour cathedralPhotograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AFPThe leader of the Russian democratic party, Grigory Yavlinsky, pays his respects as Boris Yeltsin's body lies in statePhotograph: Yuri Kochetkov/EPAYekaterinburg, Siberia: people walk past a giant video image of Boris YeltsinPhotograph: Alexei Vladykin/APThe president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and his wife Lyudmila at the remembrance service for Boris YeltsinPhotograph: AFPThe body of Boris Yeltsin lies in state at Christ the saviour cathedralPhotograph: Misha Japaridze/APFormer presidents of the United States George Bush and Bill Clinton during the memorial service for Boris YeltsinPhotograph: AFPPriests, dignitaries and an honour guard surround the coffin of Boris YeltsinPhotograph: Pool photo/EPAA motorcade escorts the body of Boris Yeltsin from Christ the saviour cathedral. he will be buried at the Novodevichie cemetery in MoscowPhotograph: Sergei Chirikov/EPAAn armoured personnel carrier leads the funeral procession for Boris Yeltsin to the Novodevichie cemeteryPhotograph: Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA
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