own. and in short, the russians take sweat very seriously. so there is a big russian population out in chicago. we knew there were some russians that go to the bannas, every tuesday we re here. it is a social event. you come here and eat, drink sweat. and relax and sleep a little. and if you are wondering how hot it is in here, the answer is not enough. for my new comrades, it can always be hotter. it can be hotter in here. how many people pass out in here. i did. once. i knew what the heat stroke was. you will see the sign at the exit, mike, you re going na see that we re glad you re alive. no one told my loyal crew to bring bathing attire and the cameras have to be pretty hot by now. is it? about 185. 185 right now. and they throw water on there and it throws the temperature up to 200 or 220. let s get it up to 200 or 210 and see which one of my
i m mike. i m vad im. i m dimitri. alex. sergei. and my friends are from places like minesque and kiev. and they tell me about the russian bath house. the banna, has been around for centuries. authors like push kin, toll story and doref ski all mention it in the work. and it serves as a community center and a venue to exchange ideas. to this day nearly every city and small town in russia boasts a banna and many private residences have one of their own. and in short, the russians take sweat very seriously. so there is a big russian population out in chicago. we knew there were some russians that go to the bannas, every tuesday we re here.
frederik pleitgen is on the ground for us. tell us what s going on. reporter: hi, wolf. yeah, there s a big russian population here in the peninsula, and a lot of those russians want crimea to be part of russia rather than ukraine. that s why you had this massive demonstration today where both sides faced off against each other. take a look what happened there. there. when tensions fly this high, there s very little room for debate. thousands of pro-ukrainian and pro-russian protesters faced off on the peninsula, an area with a substantial russian population. the question, should it remain ukrainian or join russia? crimesashgs a ukrainian territory, this man says, and all the demands handed to russia are totally baseless. on the pro-russian side, a very