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Bandy, prehistoric hockey
Here in Borovichi they have a professional Bandy team. Bandy, a prehistoric version of hockey which originated in Russia in the 1700s, looks like a mashup of soccer and field hockey on a giant ice surface with 10 players per side + a goaltender (without stick and defending a huge goal). Heading earns you a 5 minute penalty!
Have your mind blown by this video:
Donations for the maintenance of bear Masha
Bears abound in Yaroslavl. I suppose the apocryphal story of Yaroslavl the Wise killing a bear with his hands might have something to do with several of these examples (the somewhat unhappy Masha who lives in a cage by herself with a rubber tire on the grounds of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery and the full, legit bear skin hanging above the bed in my hotel here).
St. John the Baptist Church, Yaroslavl
This famous church is featured on the Russian 1000 rouble note. However, it’s located in a fairly industrial zone of the city and despite info to the contrary was closed when I visited.
