I’ve heard that Putin’s popularity has waned somewhat this year. He doesn’t look impressed with the turn out at all. Heads will roll. That’s his aunty Sharon up front, she never misses a show.

What has happened here? What would even do that? Did they just install it completely wrong or did it get jazzed about by aliens? It looks pretty cool but I can’t imagine it’s much good for its intended purpose.

This is another traditional folk dance that started in the 1700’s. A young zombie maiden is abducted by a military guy and then impaled on a massive spike and kept in his garage until next year’s festivities.

There’s a tragic quality to this photo.

We’ll round today’s selection off with Bambi getting chased by a flying squirrel.

That last picture certainly isn’t the funniest of the bunch, but I bet it’s something you’ve never seen before, and quite possibly ever will again. And that’s what Russia is all about folks.

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