CHITA, Russia -- In recent years, the eastern Siberian city of Chita has marked the New Year's holiday with ice-sculpting competitions, with craftsmen from across the Zabaikalye region transforming blocks of ice into images of Ded Moroz, his comely sidekick Snegurochka, and other symbols of the most beloved holiday on the Russian calendar.
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