Artists perform at the soiree for the closing ceremony of the 2010 Chinese Language Year in Russia, in Moscow, Russia, Nov. 24, 2010. The grand closing ceremony of the 2010 Chinese Language Year in Russia held here Wednesday marked the official end to the reciprocal language year programs between China and Russia over the past two years. [Xinhua]

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov speaks at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Chinese Language Year in Russia held in Moscow, Russia, Nov. 24, 2010. The grand closing ceremony of the 2010 Chinese Language Year in Russia held here Wednesday marked the official end to the reciprocal language year programs between China and Russia over the past two years. [Xinhua]