| February 2012 |
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Hares at the Royev Ruchei Park of Flora and Fauna in Krasnoyarsk are not afraid of temperatures reaching minus 35 C while the Indian elephants at Hannover Zoo are barely able to survive Europe’s dropping temperatures.
There has been an increase in the number of accidents and incidents of damage to various structures in the permafrost region in recent years.
Despite the severe cold, several dozens of participants in the protest rally in Moscow were wearing unusual costumes to distinguish themselves in the crowd.
Protests were held on Saturday in Moscow to demand fair elections with the number of those at the rally ranging from official police reports of 36,000 to 120,000, according to the organizers. The protesters hit the streets in minus 20 degrees Celsius (just under 0 degrees Fahrenheit) to voice their concerns over fair and transparent presidential elections which are slated for March 4.
Supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin turned out in droves to denounce the opposition protests and reaffirm their approval of the current leadership.
Over a hundred thousand people gathered at two major rallies in downtown Moscow on Saturday. The opposition rally took place on Bolotnaya Square, while Vladimir Putin's supporters met by the Poklonnaya Gora memorial.
Over a hundred thousand people braved the bitter cold at two major rallies in downtown Moscow on Saturday.
The Motherland Calls statue in Mamayev Kurgan is the biggest monument to commemorate the historic Battle of Stalingrad. A RIA Novosti correspondent was allowed to see what the statue looks like from the inside.
For five years now, Apple has stayed loyal to the original design but keeps loading its smart phone with new features.



