Vladimir Putin

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin kisses the body of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexiy II in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, December 9, 2008. Russia bade farewell on Tuesday to Orthodox Patriarch Alexiy II at a grand, pomp-filled funeral ceremony, with speakers praising him for reviving the nation's Christian faith after decades of communist atheism. Photo by Mosienko Andrey / Party of Regions press service / UNIAN