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Boris Yeltsin funeral

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