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A man tries to climb a wooden pole to get a prize during Maslenitsa celebrations, with the Monument to Fighters for the Soviet Power in the Far East seen in the background, in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia, March 13, 2016. Maslenitsa is widely viewed as a pagan holiday marking the end of winter and is celebrated with pancake eating, while the Orthodox Church considers it as the week of feasting before Lent. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)
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