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Peculiar winter sports

This time James Brown is exploring Russian winter in different parts of the country. He wanted to know what people do outdoors when the temperatures are really freezing. Are skating and skiing the only Russian sports, or is there is something else that is potentially far more peculiar and extreme?

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Published: 24 April 2012 00:00

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