Putin Wrestles Snow Man Of Yakutsk, Comes Out Smelling Of Roses
In the Russian city of Yakutsk, capital of the Sakha Republic, where temperatures average a bitter −34 °C in the depths of winter, Vladimir Putin spent last week canvassing support and wrestling the local snow man. For on Sunday Russia held legislative elections, placing at stake all 450 seats in the State Duma, and although President Putin is not a member of any…