Maslenitsa, or “Pancake Week,” celebrates the end of winter in Russia and Ukraine. This year, with relations between Russia and the West at a historic low, some revelers got political.
Last week, Russians celebrated Maslenitsa, a traditional festival that heralds the coming end of winter with copious amounts of pancakes.
It's also known as "Pancake Week" and it's an opportunity to indulge in the pleasures of rich ingredients banned during Lent.
Young men take part in physical competitions during Maslenitsa. Like organized pillow fights.
Seems like a good way to burn off all those carbs.
Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
And it's a time to burn things — typically effigies of "Lady Maslenitsa" — to hasten winter's end.
Eduard Korniyenko / Reuters
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