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

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

******

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

******

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

******

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

******

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

******

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

******

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

******

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

******

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

******

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

******

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

______________________________

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

BMD

6 January 2013. They Celebrated the New Year in… Moscow, Part Deux

A little girl greets an unexpected guest, Yakut Eagle, a reindeer, who arrived at Sokolniki Park in Moscow from Oimyakon, one of Russia’s coldest spots, located in Yakutia, in the Russian Far East.

******

Whooping it up in Red Square.

******

Ded Moroz greets Muscovite kids.

******

Illuminated decoration showing Ded Moroz in a troika pulled by three horses on Kutuzovsky Prospekt in front of the Triumfalny Archtroik.

******

A light show on the façade of the Manezh exhibition hall.

______________________________

Moscow’s not called “The Centre” for nought…

BMD

13 December 2012. From the Russian Web… G’Day, Mate! Greetings from Oz!

______________________________

Here’s a baby koala getting fed whilst sitting in a coffee cup… who woulda thunk it? Remember, it’s summer down in Oz… and Santa’s got his Six White Boomers (Old Man Kangaroos). One is called Desert Head (according to an old ABC Radio broadcast…)…

BMD