Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's coverage area for the 52nd week of 2020. For more photo galleries, see our photo gallery archive.
Photos Of The Week #52
- By RFE/RL
![Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic (left) receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the Institute of Virology, Vaccines, and Sera Torlak in Belgrade in a bid to boost public faith in vaccines as the country kicked off its immunization campaign on December 24. (AFP)](https://gdb.rferl.org/0d8b2983-ade7-48cf-9694-8aa0a2198988_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic (left) receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the Institute of Virology, Vaccines, and Sera Torlak in Belgrade in a bid to boost public faith in vaccines as the country kicked off its immunization campaign on December 24. (AFP)
![A Russian woman walks along a road during snowfall near the village of Lyubuchany some 45 kilometers outside of Moscow. (AFP/Yuri Kadobinov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/fc33548d-2add-4a1b-b2e0-76498adf8b19_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Russian woman walks along a road during snowfall near the village of Lyubuchany some 45 kilometers outside of Moscow. (AFP/Yuri Kadobinov)
![A man walks through an empty street festooned with seasonal decorations during heavy smog in Skopje, North Macedonia. (epa/EFE/Georgi Licovski)](https://gdb.rferl.org/16061bc4-ec08-476a-8dbe-cb851117a19a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks through an empty street festooned with seasonal decorations during heavy smog in Skopje, North Macedonia. (epa/EFE/Georgi Licovski)
![Armenian law enforcement officers stand guard outside government offices in Yerevan during an opposition rally to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian. (Reuters/Vahram Baghdasaryan)](https://gdb.rferl.org/514eaa6a-fe2f-4e86-be8e-a8a6f4c7d35d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Armenian law enforcement officers stand guard outside government offices in Yerevan during an opposition rally to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian. (Reuters/Vahram Baghdasaryan)
![Pakistani children on a swing during Christmas celebrations in Karachi, Pakistan. (epa-EFE/Shahzaib Akber) ](https://gdb.rferl.org/9ac5f73f-eea2-4d69-9a86-e7cc8714573d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pakistani children on a swing during Christmas celebrations in Karachi, Pakistan. (epa-EFE/Shahzaib Akber)
![A fisherman waits for a bite on the banks of the Vardar River in Skopje, North Macedonia. (epa-EFE/Georgi Licovski)](https://gdb.rferl.org/edd36271-926e-45c8-b673-1e4e58c24c2d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A fisherman waits for a bite on the banks of the Vardar River in Skopje, North Macedonia. (epa-EFE/Georgi Licovski)
![Russian newlyweds kiss during their marriage ceremony in an ice cave at Zaryadye Park in downtown Moscow. (epa-EFE/Sergei Ilnitsky)](https://gdb.rferl.org/b1f9801e-dcfa-4788-91fd-14996f1b7e78_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian newlyweds kiss during their marriage ceremony in an ice cave at Zaryadye Park in downtown Moscow. (epa-EFE/Sergei Ilnitsky)
![A man feeds seagulls on a beach in the Black Sea port of Yevpatoriya, Crimea, on December 25. (Reuters/Alexey Pavlishak)](https://gdb.rferl.org/64b2cb07-6c4d-4743-b68b-01bac8488fa6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man feeds seagulls on a beach in the Black Sea port of Yevpatoriya, Crimea, on December 25. (Reuters/Alexey Pavlishak)
![Moldova's new president, Maia Sandu, kisses the national flag during her inauguration ceremony in Chisinau on December 24. (AFP/Bogdan Tudor)](https://gdb.rferl.org/535cb80f-2674-496e-93a2-b8d7cee1d993_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Moldova's new president, Maia Sandu, kisses the national flag during her inauguration ceremony in Chisinau on December 24. (AFP/Bogdan Tudor)
![A man wearing a protective face mask attends a Christmas Mass at Alexander Nevski cathedral in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. (Reuters/Stoyan Nemov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/1d6683c4-4392-461c-8e6c-f52117c1b410_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man wearing a protective face mask attends a Christmas Mass at Alexander Nevski cathedral in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. (Reuters/Stoyan Nemov)
![A Serbian medical worker takes a swab from a woman during a coronavirus test in Belgrade. (AP/Darko Vojanovic).](https://gdb.rferl.org/60adcd02-d73e-4817-af7c-093fab1f0f0b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Serbian medical worker takes a swab from a woman during a coronavirus test in Belgrade. (AP/Darko Vojanovic).
![A Ukrainian serviceman plays the violin in a dugout on the front line with Russia-backed separatists in the Donetsk region. (AFP/Anatolii Stepanov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/bdcb2841-0cb8-4b31-a8b6-ba0c65b1f396_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian serviceman plays the violin in a dugout on the front line with Russia-backed separatists in the Donetsk region. (AFP/Anatolii Stepanov)
![Entertainers dressed in period clothing walk along the Spit of Vasilievsky Island during snowfall in central St. Petersburg. (Reuters/Anton Vaganov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/aa26431c-ca3d-41f4-98bc-a1ad528a4c91_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Entertainers dressed in period clothing walk along the Spit of Vasilievsky Island during snowfall in central St. Petersburg. (Reuters/Anton Vaganov)
![Christians pray at a church ahead of Christmas in Lahore, Pakistan. (epa-EFE/Rahat Dar) ](https://gdb.rferl.org/aa0ba1c2-1c6d-4b17-81b8-ace530529a3e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Christians pray at a church ahead of Christmas in Lahore, Pakistan. (epa-EFE/Rahat Dar)
![A Russian woman walks past a church in Podolsk outside Moscow on December 22. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/ed2c44a6-7ecb-4f9c-9888-9e614ac2c877_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Russian woman walks past a church in Podolsk outside Moscow on December 22. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)
![A toy bear with a protective mask is displayed at a Christmas fair in the center of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)](https://gdb.rferl.org/5c0b4f82-1afd-42bc-90a4-c90254e3697d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A toy bear with a protective mask is displayed at a Christmas fair in the center of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)
![A Romanian child, wearing a mask for protection against the coronavirus, leans on the cross of a victim of the 1989 anti-communist revolution after a memorial religious service in Bucharest for those killed in the uprising. (AP/Vadim Ghirda)](https://gdb.rferl.org/ac631939-10ce-42ea-9703-49056f73760a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Romanian child, wearing a mask for protection against the coronavirus, leans on the cross of a victim of the 1989 anti-communist revolution after a memorial religious service in Bucharest for those killed in the uprising. (AP/Vadim Ghirda)
![A view of Russia's Federal Security Service headquarters in downtown Moscow on December 21. (AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff)](https://gdb.rferl.org/1b63539b-9613-4aeb-a37a-e2bbab37fef2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A view of Russia's Federal Security Service headquarters in downtown Moscow on December 21. (AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff)
![A street performer dressed as a bear collects donations from passersby in central Bucharest, Romania. (Reuters/Octav Ganea)](https://gdb.rferl.org/0c1783ab-00fe-4b2b-842d-31b109b77fa6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A street performer dressed as a bear collects donations from passersby in central Bucharest, Romania. (Reuters/Octav Ganea)
![An injured man sits inside a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 20. (Reuters/Mohammad Ismail) ](https://gdb.rferl.org/2a954805-0ae5-47d7-bdc1-5b11bfc91f83_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An injured man sits inside a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 20. (Reuters/Mohammad Ismail)