Russian Santas join forces to face New Year
Published: 18 December, 2007, 10:16
Russia's Santa Claus – Father Frost – traditionally resides in the town of Veliky Ustyug. His colleague from Karelia is less famous but just as hardworking. He lives in a traditional dwelling and reindeer are his main mode of travell
The population of Karelia is 700,000 so lots of work is involved – and that's not all, as he always helps out his colleague from Veliky Ustyug – if needed.
18.12.2007, 08:22
Child prodigy explains mysteries of the universeA schoolboy from Russia's southern Krasnodar Region has rocked the world of science with his findings in astronomy. Andrey Khlopin is only ten years old but is already listed twice in the Guinness Book of Records. |
18.12.2007, 14:21
Beauty and the beasts: tennis star attacked and robbedPolice are investigating a robbery at Anna Chakvetadze's Moscow region home. The Russian tennis player – currently ranked number six in the world – lost more than $US 200,000 in the attack. |
