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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, crosses himself as he attends an Orthodox Christmas service in the XIX century church of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God in Turginovo village, about 160 km. (100 miles) Northwest of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011.
Here, in Turginovo village, in 1911 were baptized the parents of Vladimir Putin. The Russian Orthodox Church observes Christmas on Jan. 7 as it retained the Julian calendar.
look at that sveter!