Honoring Boris Yeltsin: April 24-25, 2007

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)

The front pages of Russian newspapers on April 24 were dominated by coverage of the former president's death. (AFP)

Members of the public were allowed to pay their last respects as Yeltsin lay in state inside the Christ the Savior Cathedral. (epa)

A guard of honor marches past the cathedral on April 24. (TASS)

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)

The service was also attended by foreign dignitaries, including former U.S. Presidents George Bush (left) and Bill Clinton. (TASS)

Yeltsin's daughter, Tatyana Yumasheva, pays her last respects to her father at the memorial service. (AFP)

Normal television programs were cancelled to make way for coverage of the funeral.

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Boris Yeltsin's widow, Naina Yeltsina, during the memorial service. (epa)

Naina Yeltsina gives her husband a final farewell kiss. (AFP)