8 January 2014. A Photo Essay. It’s Wintertime in Russia…

Walking in the snow in Moscow (Federal City of Moscow. Central Federal District)

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Lermontov monument in Stavropol (Stavropol Krai. Southern Federal District)

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Boater dressed as Santa Claus on the Yenisei River near Krasnoyarsk (Krasnoyarsk Krai. Siberian Federal District) noting the end of the navigation season

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On the banks of the Moskva River in Moscow Oblast (Central Federal District) near the Moscow city limits

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A kid with a snowman in Moscow (Federal City of Moscow. Central Federal District)

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Ice sculpture of Kazan Cathedral in St Petersburg (Federal City of St Petersburg. Northwestern Federal District)

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Love STILL conquers all in Stavropol (Stavropol Krai. Southern Federal District)

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Anglers take their fishing seriously in Divnogorsk (Krasnoyarsk Krai. Siberian Federal District)

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Taking a stroll in Veliki Ustyug (Vologda Oblast. Northwestern Federal District)… the official home of Ded Moroz, dontcha know!

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Harness racing on the frozen Yenisei River near Novosyolovo (Novosyolovo Raion. Krasnoyarsk Krai. Siberian Federal District)

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Mist over the Angara River in Irkutsk (Irkutsk Oblast. Siberian Federal District)

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Brrrr! That looks plenty cold! Do pass the jug… I think that all of us need it… it’s wintertime in Russia!

BMD

23 January 2013. It’s an Old School Russian Winter in… Krasnoyarsk

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A team from Perm in the Urals work on a snow sculpture based on a creation by Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo during the 1st International Festival of Snow and Ice Sculpture “The Magical Ice of Siberia” on an embankment of the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk.

BMD