in the nineteenth century it was home to the famous russian playwright alexander ostrosky. and he's responsible for popularizing the legend of one of the country's most famous folk characters in the west santa claus maybe more of a solo artist but his russian counterpart for the frost is almost never seen without smoke gorged this moment ostrosky roaches fairy tale while living in the city and unsurprisingly the town has a real soft spot there i see places this is a home to support your ladies you can see. her as having a break from father frost she lives here in her own house she's one of the city's most popular attractions and shows her visitors the much a side of life see. several hopeless including a particularly entertaining them very well spoken cat and when the last children had gone home she was kind enough to offer me a private tour. as you might expect for a snow maiden she has an entire room dedicated to christmas trees made by children from local schools but also with. e-mails from around the world and as the star of her own fairy tale she's surrounded by other