There are lots of theatrical attractions in St. Petersburg, including this Cossack show.
Thanks to Vladimir's help, we had front-row seats, which resulted in one dancer, who had baffled and amused us by dancing in a four-legged Eskimo costume, ending up on Helen's lap
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The
troupe was quite small, most of them visible here, but they put on a
dazzling variety of singing, comedy and dancing acts, in rapidly
changing constumes.
We
were served champagne before the show (because we arrived early) as well as
champagne, vodka and snacks at the intermission