Participants in a fancy-dress march at the opening of outdoor festivities to celebrate the Wide Pancake (Maslenitsa) week in Yaroslavl.

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Singer Nadezhda Babkina during Maslenits festivities in Yaroslavl.

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Singer Nadezhda Babkina during Maslenits festivities in Yaroslavl.

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A clown during Maslenits festivities in Yaroslavl.

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Governor of the Yaroslavl Region Sergei Yastrebov (center) and singer Nadezhda Babkina during Maslenits festivities in Yaroslavl.

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Father with a child near an effigy of the Sun during Maslenitsa festivities in Yaroslavl.

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A samovar at the fair during Maslenits festivities in Yaroslavl.

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