Do you remember the childhood joy of the winter coming? When you could grab your skates, go out and have fun with your friends on a rink all day long. And you didn't care about the cold - it would only make your cheeks glow brighter!
This is what winter was like for thousands of Russian kids in Soviet times. There was a rink in nearly every yard, and children would spend all their free time outside skating or playing hockey, inspired by world-famous sportsmen.
But after the USSR collapsed this 'winter fairy-tale' became a memory... The culture of public...