A young woman poses for a photo in front of the burning Bastille fortress, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, during the celebration of Maslenitsa, the eastern Slavic Shrovetide in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga, March 9, 2019. Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and involves the burning of a large effigy. [Photo: AFP/ Mladen ANTONOV]"

Spectators watch the burning of a twenty-meter high structure built of wood pallets, meant to represent the Bastille fortress, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, as Russians celebrate Maslenitsa, the eastern Slavic Shrovetide in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga, March 9, 2019. [Photo: AFP/ Mladen ANTONOV]"

A young woman poses for a photo in front of a burning Bastille fortress, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, during the celebration of Maslenitsa, the eastern Slavic Shrovetide in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga, March 9, 2019. [Photo: AFP/Mladen ANTONOV]"

People wearing masks take a selfie in front of a burning Bastille fortress built of wood pallets, the symbol of the 1789 French Revolution, during the celebration of Shrovetide (Maslenitsa) in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga, March 9, 2019. [Photo: AFP/Mladen ANTONOV]"