Windows to Russia

Our Cabin! This year Svet and I are going to travel to our tiny little village and stay for a week. I can not think of any better way to start the New Year than in the little village cabin, heated by a wood fireplace. We will take lots of potatoes, eggs, milk and meat. […]

Somewhere around a thousand years ago someone in Russia who liked cold water. Founded the tradition of diving into freezing cold water. This act was to cleanses himself of all his sins. The idea has stuck over the years, and nowadays people all across Russia gather to plunge into sub-zero waters just for fun? Just […]