1. Buying the bride. The bridegroom with friends is paying the bride price. / Vladimir Vyatkin/RIA Novosti. During the wedding, the bride's friends kidnap either her or her shoe and the groom and ...

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Before getting into the limousine, Russian President signed at the wedding car of the newlyweds and shouted "gorko," by a Russian wedding tradition TASS, August 18. The motorcade of Russian ...

A traditional Russian Orthodox wedding - conservatism promoted by the Kremlin (file pic) Russian President Vladimir Putin wants marriage to be defined as the union of a man and woman in a revised ...

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The professional dancers say they loved their time on the dance floor during the reception, and also detailed a "funny" Russian wedding tradition they unsuccessfully attempted Ahead of their 11th ...