President Putin visits Russian Santa Claus's palace in Veliky Ustyug

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Father Frost, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, visit Father Frost's palace in the ancient Russian town of Veliky Ustyug, in the Vologda region, about 300 miles (500 km) north of Moscow on January 7, 2008. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)