People get smeared with soot during the Broad Pancake Week street festivities in Suzdal.26.02.2012#1050689
A participant in the "Maslenitsa pole" amusement during the Broad Pancake Week street festivities in Suzdal.26.02.2012#1050684
A boy eats bleeni (pancakes) at the Shiroka Maslenitsa festival on Red Square in Moscow.26.02.2012#1050352
Gzhel pottery ware on sale during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival on Red Square in Moscow.26.02.2012#1050351
Craft souvenirs on sale during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival on Red Square in Moscow.26.02.2012#1050350
Folk festivities during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival on Red Square in Moscow.26.02.2012#1050349
Moscovites dancing on Red Square during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Moscow.26.02.2012#1050348
Moscovites dancing on Red Square during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Moscow.26.02.2012#1050347
Moscovites in the GUM skating rink cafe during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival on Red Square in Moscow.26.02.2012#1050346
Moscovites eating bleeni (pancakes) during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival on Red Square in Moscow.26.02.2012#1050343
Moscovites dancing on Red Square during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Moscow.26.02.2012#1050339
A resident of Novgorod cheers for a participant who tries to climb a wooden pole for the prize (cock) during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Suzdal.26.02.2012#1050260
A man trying to climb a wooden pole for the prize (cock) during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Veliky Novgorod. In background - the dome of St. Sophia Cathedral, Novgorod Kremlin.26.02.2012#1050258
Burning an effigy during Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Kharitonov park in Yekaterinburg.26.02.2012#1050248
Storming the snow fort during Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Kharitonov park in Yekaterinburg.26.02.2012#1050247
Storming the snow fort during Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Kharitonov park in Yekaterinburg.26.02.2012#1050246
Bags race during Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Kharitonov park in Yekaterinburg.26.02.2012#1050245
Pouring water during Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Kharitonov park in Yekaterinburg.26.02.2012#1050244
Pillow fight during Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Kharitonov park in Yekaterinburg.26.02.2012#1050243
Winter swimming competitions in the Volkhov River held as part of the Broad Pancake Week celebrations in Veliky Novgorod.26.02.2012#1050219
Mock fistfights at the Novgorod Kremlin walls during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Veliky Novgorod.26.02.2012#1050190
A man trying to climb a wooden pole for the prize (a cock) during the folk festival of Shiroka Maslenitsa in Veliky Novgorod.26.02.2012#1050189
A man trying to climb a wooden pole for the prize (a cock) during the folk festival of Shiroka Maslenitsa in Veliky Novgorod.26.02.2012#1050188
Bleeni (pancakes) made during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Veliky Novgorod for all who wish to enjoy them.26.02.2012#1050187
Accordionist playing outside the Novgorod Kremlin walls during the Shiroka Maslenitsa in Veliky Novgorod.26.02.2012#1050186
Novgorod residents get smeared with soot from the fire "for luck" after the burning of effigies at the folk festival for Shiroka Maslenitsa in Veliky Novgorod.26.02.2012#1050185
Novgorod residents smeared with soot from the fire "for luck" after the burning of effigies during the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Veliky Novgorod.26.02.2012#1050184
Novgorod residents get smeared with soot from the fire "for luck" after the burning of effigies at the Shiroka Maslenitsa folk festival in Veliky Novgorod.26.02.2012#1050183
Burning effigy of Maslenitsa during the folk festival at the Novgorod Kremlin walls for Shiroka Maslenitsa in Veliky Novgorod.26.02.2012#1050182
Burning effigy of Maslenitsa during the folk festival at the Novgorod Kremlin walls for Shiroka Maslenitsa in Veliky Novgorod.26.02.2012#1050181
Burning effigy of Maslenitsa during the folk festival at the Novgorod Kremlin walls for Shiroka Maslenitsa in Veliky Novgorod.26.02.2012#1050180
