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Russian Hercules with old-fashioned weights.

Author: Vyacheslav Ilinsky

Published: 08 March 2011

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Straw dummy workshop.

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Beginning of the last day of Maslenitsa week.

View of the event from the air.

Gypsy dance.

Vodka treat.

Vodka tasting.

Gypsy band by the fire.

Singing songs about life in freedom.

Russian vodka – the way to warm up.

Host inviting performers.

Singing Russian folk songs.

Straw dummy – the symbol of Maslenitsa.

Horse ride.

Walking on stilts.

Jumping rope.

Tug of war.

Tug of war.

Bending a bow.

ATV riding.

Straw dummy workshop.

Russian Hercules with old-fashioned weights.

Photo shoot with actors and fairy tale creatures.

Jugglers.

Roundelay.

Photo shoot with a stilt man.

Snowmobile riding.

Huge event – huge stars.

Sled riding.

Sled riding.

Paintball.

Horse show.

Horse show.

Pony show.

Crowds heading for the final action.

People making straw dummies.

Filling buckets with gas.

Measuring the height of Maslenitsa.

Countdown begins.

Maslenitsa set on fire.

Torch ritual.

Winter send-off over.

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