Russia . Russia Rising by Justin Jin From the ashes of the Soviet Union, Russia has again risen to world power status, with money, oil and attitude. The country has embraced capitalism and flung its doors wide open to all the luxuries money can buy. Yet dark forces remain, and democracy is dead. This series looks at the winners and the losers of Russia’s resurgence and asks why people are willing to support Putinism, exchange freedom for wealth, and participate in modern empire-building. Russian soldiers march on Red Square. Russian Neo-Nazis chant "sieg heil" in Moscow during a demonstration to celebrate Hitler’s birthday. Russia is experiencing a surge of extremism, sometimes resulting in violent attacks on foreigners. Communist supporters, carrying red flags and portraits of Lenin and Stalin, pour out onto the streets in Moscow on Labour Day to demonstrate. Russians in Moscow watch a rehearsal of the military parade for Victory Day on May 9th to show off Russia's arsenal and commemorate the Second World War. Members of Russia's OMON (Special Force) beat a crowd of peaceful protesters in Moscow. Police detained Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who now leads one of Russia's strongest opposition movements, and at least 100 other activists as they gathered for a forbidden anti-Kremlin demonstration in central Moscow. The demonstration, one in a series of so-called Dissenters' Marches, increased tension between opposition supporters who complain the Kremlin is cracking down on political dissent and authorities who vow to block any unauthorized demonstrations. People walk into a metro outside a casino, surrounded by billboards in central Moscow. The Rolls-Royce is displayed as a prize for the casino’s jackpot. A model dances in the Diagliev Club in Moscow while clients enjoy themselves. Diagilev is Moscow's most expensive nightclub. Models getting ready for the catwalk at the Millionaire Fair in Moscow. Millionaires, billionaires and those who bought 1,000-rouble tickets were among the thousands who visited the fair held in the Crocus city expo centre. The four-day event, held for the second year in a row, ended on October 30. The products on sale included a diamond-studded mobile phone worth a million dollars, an island, a sports cars and other items that might appeal to the growing millionaire market.  Twenty years ago, there were no official millionaires in the whole of Russia. Now Moscow has 25 billionaires and the country has 88,000 millionaires, according to Forbes Magazine. Passengers inside a train on the Moscow ring line.  The Moscow Metro, which spans almost the entire Russian capital, is the world's second most heavily used metro system after the Tokyo's twin subway. Opened in 1935, it is well known for the ornate design of many of its stations, which contain outstanding examples of socialist realist art. A male visitor at the Millionaire Fair in Moscow approaches female sales assistants bathing in whirlpools. Children play on a beaten Lada car in front of an abandoned factory in Kyzyl, capital of Tuva Republic, southern Siberia, Russia. The factory used to process grain during Soviet times. Cut off from air and train traffic, this is one of Russia's poor regions. Drunken villagers loiter in the Chodura village in the Tuva Republic, southern Siberia, Russia. Alcoholism is rife in the region. Alexander Krashevski says he looks older, but he is only 35. A heavy alcoholic, he started drinking at school when he was 14. Alexander was originally from Murmansk City, capital of Murmansk Province. Four years ago, he and his 26-year-old brother Yuri moved to Revda, a crumbling "Mono-city" where the whole town is hanging on the fate of a single, dying factory. The local population is sharply falling, replaced in part by an influx of alcoholics like Alexander and Yuri from the expensive capital in search of cheap living. Here, they scrape together 70 roubles to buy 250ml of medical spirit. Sergei, 10, cycles in the abandoned military garrison town Mirnaya, 160km from the Russian border with China. Russia pulled out its army after a border agreement was reached in 2004 with China. The local economy, which depended on the military, plunged. A homeless Russian man drinks vodka on a street in Moscow several days after the New Year celebrations.  Alcoholism is one of the main causes of death in Russia. Soldiers wait for a train at Kievskaya metro station on the Moscow ring line. A woman walks through the snow along a tram track in Oryol, a poor city in the heart of Russia. Overview of Moscow-City, an area marked out for construction of premium office blocks. A man wearing a fur hat slips as he walks on ice in front of a rocket momument in Moscow. The momument was built during Soviet times to commemorate its space achievement.