It's interesting to see the Russians shed the trappings of Communism and turn back to their rich heritage. Maybe they will bring the Czar back.

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A Russian cadet leads a girl for a waltz during a grand cadet ball in an old estate in Moscow, Russia, November 4, 2007. Cadet schools are reestablishing the old Russian tradition. Grand balls usualy were devoted to the biggest historic events, as the one that marks the day of liberation from Polish occupation in 1612.