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How cold does it have to get for Russians to freeze? Ilya Naimushin/Sputnik Is it possible to enjoy life when the temperature outside is 50°C below zero? Sure it is, Russians say, especially if it was minus 60°C just the day before!
Russia is widely associated with snow and the cold, and many people assume Russians are so hardy that they happily eat ice cream outdoors even when it is freezing cold. But is it really true that Russians are not afraid of cold weather? We decided to find out from residents in different parts of the country how they define cold weather.