Once regarded as spirits which people built in the hope of less
Now they are simple decorations but sometimes they can be remarkable, like those inspired by a Dutch sculpture known as Zhdun which went viral on the internet.
Other snowmen are built to honor superheroes like Batman while some are simply born out of Russians’ limitless imaginations.
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