About 52,000 residents of Russia’s Far Eastern Primorye Territory took part in demonstrations marking Spring and Labor Day, or May Day, in the local administrative center of Vladivostok.
© RIA Novosti . Vitaliy Ankov / Go to the photo bankAbout 52,000 residents of Russia’s Far Eastern Primorye Territory took part in demonstrations marking Spring and Labor Day, or May Day, in the local administrative center of Vladivostok.

About 52,000 residents of Russia’s Far Eastern Primorye Territory took part in demonstrations marking Spring and Labor Day, or May Day, in the local administrative center of Vladivostok.
© RIA Novosti . Vitaliy Ankov / Go to the photo bankWorkers, school and university students and representatives of scientific circles attended the demonstrations.

Workers, school and university students and representatives of scientific circles attended the demonstrations.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksandr Kryazhev / Go to the photo bankMarches, organized by the Russian Communist Party, also took place in the eastern Siberian city of Novosibirsk.

Marches, organized by the Russian Communist Party, also took place in the eastern Siberian city of Novosibirsk.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksandr Kryazhev / Go to the photo bankA record 2,500 people also gathered for an alternative march, dubbed Monstratsiya (Monstration), carrying placards with absurd slogans such as “Take the Light,” “Sauce,” or “Yummy.” Monstratsiya marches took place on Sunday across the country.

A record 2,500 people also gathered for an alternative march, dubbed Monstratsiya (Monstration), carrying placards with absurd slogans such as “Take the Light,” “Sauce,” or “Yummy.” Monstratsiya marches took place on Sunday across the country.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the photo bankTrade unions marched in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg…

Trade unions marched in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg…
© RIA Novosti . Konstantin Chalabov / Go to the photo bank… and the western city of Veliky Novgorod.

… and the western city of Veliky Novgorod.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksey Danichev / Go to the photo bankIn St. Petersburg, thousands of demonstrators marched along the city’s main avenue under Communist flags. Other political parties and movements also organized May Day marches in Russia’s second largest city.

In St. Petersburg, thousands of demonstrators marched along the city’s main avenue under Communist flags. Other political parties and movements also organized May Day marches in Russia’s second largest city.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeniy Samarin / Go to the photo bankMore than 35,000 people took part in demonstrations in Moscow on Spring and Labor Day.

More than 35,000 people took part in demonstrations in Moscow on Spring and Labor Day.
© RIA Novosti . Valeriy Melnikov / Go to the photo bankMoscow's largest May Day demonstration was organized by supporters of the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, which gathered some 25,000 people.

Moscow's largest May Day demonstration was organized by supporters of the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, which gathered some 25,000 people.
© RIA Novosti . Valeriy Melnikov / Go to the photo bankNo major incidents have been registered in Moscow during Labor Day events, police said.

No major incidents have been registered in Moscow during Labor Day events, police said.