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Ded Moroz (Grandpa Frost) arrived in Moscow from his home in Veliki Ustyug. The magician of winter didn’t arrive in a troika driven by horses; he came into town in a white Cadillac. Dede greeted all the Muscovites on the coming New Year. Mayor Yuri Luzhkov received a photo of Dede with penguins from Antarctica, and a set of winter-gear from the expedition. The fun didn’t end there. On Manezh Square, Dede lit up the Christmas/New Year’s Tree. Click on the URL below, it shall take you to a video on Dede’s arrival. It is only 1:35 long, so, the fact that it is in Russian shouldn’t deter non-Russian speakers. See Dede in action!
26 December 2008
RIA-Novosti
http://www.rian.ru/ny_mm/20081226/158163076.html
