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| Members of an internet community supporting President Dmitry Medvedev take off their outerwear during a performance to criticize Russian youngsters drinking beer in public places, in central Moscow on August 4, 2011. The girls are seen standing behind buckets of beer and asking people to choose between them and beer! (Reuters/Denis Sinyakov) |
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| The activists are promoting a policy Medvedev enacted in July 2011 which officially classifies beer as an alcoholic beverage to fight beer alcoholism and to control the sale of the drink, which before had been considered as foodstuff containing less than 10 percent alcohol, according to local media. (AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov) |
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| Members of an internet community supporting Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev strip as part of a performance to discourage Russian youngsters from drinking alcohol in public places in central Moscow on August 4, 2011. The group of women called 'Medvedev Girls' staged the scantily-clad rally in an apparent response to a promises by a rival group to 'rip it off' for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ahead of 2012 polls. (AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov) |
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| It remains unclear which of the two men will stand in next year's presidential elections, and the 'Medvedev Girls' unsurprisingly said they wanted the current Kremlin chief to stand for another term. (AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov) |
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| Heavy metal fans order a beer at a bar with their trousers down at the music festival in Wacken, northern Germany on August 3, 2011. (AFP/Carsten Rehder) |
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| Heavy metal fans order a beer at a bar with their trousers down at the music festival in Wacken, northern Germany on August 3, 2011. More than 75,000 visitors are expected to attend the world's largest heavy metal festival from August 4 to 6 in the small village of Wacken. (AFP/Carsten Rehder) |
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| A participant swings her head during a performance at the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in the northern German village of Wacken near Hamburg on August 4, 2011. The festival was established in 1990 and attracts more than 75,000 participants. (Reuters/Morris Mac Matzen) |
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| Heavy metal fans cheer as they listen to a concert at the music festival in Wacken, northern Germany on August 4, 2011. (AFP/Carsten Rehder) |
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| A participant crowd surfs during the performance of British singer Ozzy Osbourne at the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in the northern German village of Wacken near Hamburg on August 4, 2011. The festival was established in 1990 and attracts more than 75,000 participants. (Reuters/Morris Mac Matzen) |
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| Heavy metal fans are pictured while head banging at the music festival in Wacken, northern Germany on August 3, 2011. (AFP/Carsten Rehder) |
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| British singer Ozzy Osbourne performs at the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in the northern German village of Wacken near Hamburg on August 4, 2011. The festival was established in 1990 and attracts more than 75,000 participants. (Reuters/Morris Mac Matzen) |
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| Heavy metal fans cheer as they listen to a concert at the music festival in Wacken, northern Germany on August 4, 2011. (AFP/Carsten Rehder) |
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| Heavy metal fans are pictured while head banging at the music festival in Wacken, northern Germany on August 3, 2011. (AFP/Carsten Rehder) |
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| Heavy metal fans cheer with beer at the music festival in Wacken, northern Germany on August 3, 2011. (AFP/Carsten Rehder) |
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| An English heavy metal gestures at the music festival in Wacken, northern Germany, on August 3, 2011. More than 75,000 visitors are expected to attend the world's largest heavy metal festival from August 4 to 6 in the small village of Wacken. (AFP/Carsten Rehder) |
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| People walk trough the entrance towards the main stages during the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in the northern German village of Wacken near Hamburg on August 4, 2011. The festival was established in 1990 and attracts more than 75,000 participants. (Reuters/Morris Mac Matzen) |
