article_snippet.sent: The photos, taken in a forest outside Moscow in Russia, show Maria Sidorova and Lidia Fetisova hugging and kissing the 650kg bear, named Stephen.
article_snippet.sent: Loving embrace: Organisers of the photo shoot wanted to highlight the importance of living 'side-by-side' with bears and to discourage hunting .
article_snippet.sent: Bear hug: Model Maria Sidorova is pictured kneeling on a single bed and wrapping Model Maria Sidorova arms around Stephen the brown bear - in a forest outside Moscow .
article_snippet.sent: Photographer Olga Barantseva, who captured the images, said: 'Photographer Olga Barantseva, who captured the images wanted to show the natural harmony between humans and bears. '
article_snippet.sent: It is about showing a traditional friendship - just like between two human friends - but between humans and the bears in Russia. '
article_snippet.sent: Photographer Olga Barantseva, who captured the images, said Lidia Fetisova wanted to 'show the natural harmony between humans and bears' Maria Sidorova holds a toy bear while a Stephen perches on a bed behind Lidia Fetisova.
highlights_snippet.sent: Photos show models Maria Sidorova and Lidia Fetisova posing with 650kg bear in forest outside Moscow in Russia .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Photos show models Maria Sidorova and Lidia Fetisova posing with 650kg bear in forest outside Moscow in Russia .
   
highlights_snippet.sent: It was part of an anti-hunting campaign with organisers highlighting 'natural harmony' between bears and humans .