RUSSIAN VICE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT ZHIRINOVSKY MARKS EPIPHANY IN MOSCOW
Vice speaker of Russian parliament Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) walks out after his plunging in the icy water in the Moskva River on the eve of Russian Orthodox Epiphany in Moscow on January 18, 2007. Orthodox believers celebrate Epiphany on January 19, marking the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)
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