How Soviet Russia Banished Their Version of Santa Claus, Then Brought Him Back to Spread Communist Cheer
How Soviet Russia Banished Their Version of Santa Claus, Then Brought Him Back to Spread Communist Cheer Time 12/24/2020 Madeline Roache © Misha Japardze — AFP via Getty Images President Vladimir Putin (L) is seen with a man dressed up as Ded Moroz, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, at Ded Moroz's palace in Veliky Ustyug, in the Vologda region, about 650 kilometers north of Moscow on 7 January 2008. Around the world there are different versions of the jolly, bearded man who gives gifts to children in December or, in some countries, January. Unlike the bloated, red-...
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