Honoring Boris Yeltsin: April 24-25, 2007
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Russians line up outside Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral to pay their last respects to Yeltsin. Under communism, the cathedral was the site of a swimming pool, until in 1991 Yeltsin ordered it to be rebuilt. (TASS)
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The front pages of Russian newspapers on April 24 were dominated by coverage of the former president's death. (AFP)
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Members of the public were allowed to pay their last respects as Yeltsin lay in state inside the Christ the Savior Cathedral. (epa)
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A guard of honor marches past the cathedral on April 24. (TASS)
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The memorial service on April 25 at the Christ the Savior Cathedral was attended by Yeltsin's family and members of Russia's political and cultural elite. (epa)
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The service was also attended by foreign dignitaries, including former U.S. Presidents George Bush (left) and Bill Clinton. (TASS)
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Yeltsin's daughter, Tatyana Yumasheva, pays her last respects to her father at the memorial service. (AFP)
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Normal television programs were cancelled to make way for coverage of the funeral.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Boris Yeltsin's widow, Naina Yeltsina, during the memorial service. (epa)
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Naina Yeltsina gives her husband a final farewell kiss. (AFP)