Vladimir Putin immerses himself in an ice hole in Seliger.

vn.sputniknews.com - January 19, 2018 08:28
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Nilo-Stolbenskaya Pushting Monastery near Tver after completing a working program in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. He also participated in the Purification ritual, according to the Russian leader's press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

"On the occasion of Purgatory, Mr. Putin participated in the liturgy, he also attended the Purgatory bathing ceremony and immersed himself in the ice hole at Lake Seliger," said Mr. Peskov.

According to the Russian president's press secretary, the weather in central Russia has been unusually warm this year, so "temperatures in the lake region did not drop below 6 or 7 degrees below zero tonight."

According to the spokesperson, there were no traditional frosts in central Russia this year, so "temperatures in the lake area did not drop below 6 or 7 degrees below zero last night."

"The president was immersed in an ice hole for several years," Peskov explained.

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