Russians celebrate Day of the Cyrillic alphabet
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Orthodox priests in Moscow process with an icon from the Kremlin to the monument of Saints Cyril and Methodius during yesterday's commemoration of Russia's alphabet and her Slavic culture Photograph: Vladimir Mashtin/EPA
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