actually, it’s been psychologically proven that bronze winners are happier than silver winners! silver winners see themselves as being “so close” to gold, while bronze winners are just happy they won a medal. so any silver medalist isn’t as happy as a bronze medalist!
The Russian Santa Claus in Siberia (The eastern part of Russia situated in Asia). He’s known as Ded Moroz. -Merry Xmas from Universal Beauty
Winner of the Best-Dressed Santa Award, hands down!
meanwhile this level 100 wizard
Not quite. This is Yakutian Chys Khan, Ded Moroz’s northern “brother”. Russian Federation is a melting pot of different cultures, it’s not just slavs, don’t forget that.
This is Ded Moroz (a.k.a. Father Frost)
And here they are together
wow, don’t forget Snegurochka, his daughter, the snow maiden, who always accompanies him. She has a beautifuk kokoshnik crown that is essentially a big snowflake
or, more contemporarily, a cute toque
don’t leave her out 😦
Ooh
Keeps getting more awesome
he actually predates christianity and santa myths, though a lot has been bleeding together over the centuries. Снегурочка (the snow maiden) is his granddaughter though.
If you have queer friends in Russia, do not try to contact them to ask if they’re ok.
Russia has an insidious history of monitoring online communications of its citizens, especially political dissidents, and even though Tumblr/Twitter/Facebook/etc. are owned by American companies, they have to travel through Russian servers to get to your friend, which could get them in a lot of trouble.
If you want to help, I recommend donating to RUSA LGBT, a nonprofit that works to provide sanctuary to queer folks in Russia and Central Asia.
Thank you @tessacrowley for this important information.
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The team representing the League of Women’s Hockey, Russia’s top amateur women’s hockey circuit, takes the ice earlier this month in Red Square for an exhibition game against a squad from the Office of the Kremlin Commandant. The women’s team emerged victorious in the end, 5-4! (Image Source)
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