Vladimir Putin takes a dip in the ice hole in Seliger

vn.sputniknews.com - 19/01/2018 08:28
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Nilo-Stolbenskaya pustin monastery near Tver after completing a working program in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. He also took part in the ritual of the Purification baths, - the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said.

"On the occasion of the Feast of the Purification, Mr. Putin took part in the Liturgy, he also took part in the Purification bath and immersed himself in the ice hole in Lake Seliger," - Mr. Peskov said.

According to the press secretary of the Russian president, the weather in central Russia is very warm this year, so "the temperature in the lake area did not drop below 6 or 7 degrees below zero this night."

According to the spokesman, this year there were no traditional cold snaps in central Russia, so "temperatures in the lake area did not drop below six or seven degrees below zero last night".

"The president has been immersed in the ice hole for several years," Peskov explained.

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