Alexei Didenko, a deputy for the Russian State Duma, dumps a bucket of cold water on himself in front of the American embassy in Moscow, September 3, 2014. Didenko said he was performing the ice bucket challenge not only to raise awareness for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research, but also to protest against new U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft, and what Didenko calls “anti-Russian American propaganda”. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters)
