Moscow, Russia, 13/03/2005. Russians in Moscow celebrate the final day of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a Russian holiday which dates back to pagan times and marks the official end of winter.
Moscow, Russia, 13/03/2005..Russians in Moscow celebrate the final day of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a Russian holiday which dates back to pagan times and marks the official end of winter. A marching band leads the Maslenitsa parade through central Moscow in a spring snow blizzard.