President of Russia Vladimir Putin after the end of the working program in Leningrad and St. Petersburg visited the monastery of the Nilo-Stolobenskaya desert and plunged into an ice hole on Lake Seliger.

This is reported by TASS

As Peskov said, Epiphany frosts are absent this year in central Russia, "the temperature in the lake area did not fall below 6-7 degrees below zero this night."Putin's press secretary noted that the head of state is not the first time participating in baptismal bathing. However, the Kremlin reported this for the first time.

The web was admired by swimming in the president's hole. We should note that when asked by journalists whether it is cold to him, Putin replied: "No! Excellent!".

In the world, not every president of his country can visually demonstrate to the entire public the strength of spirit, will, convincing determination in the act on himself ...! "," Handsome "," This is my president! "," A man. God grant him health! ", -

write Internet users.