This is Dmitry Medvedev’s dacha on the Volga, photographed from the opposite bank of the river. But don’t be too quick to say: so what? You already showed it to us in detail in *He Is Not Dimon to You* (the title of an anti-corruption investigation film). ⠀ But here’s an incredible detail. See the snow? And is there any snow on the neighboring properties? Exactly. ⠀ In central Russia, snow is in short supply. It’s warm. There’s no snow in Moscow. There’s no snow anywhere in Ivanovo Region. There’s no snow in the town of Plyos. But at Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev’s dacha in that very same Plyos, there is snow! ⠀ They bought snow, brought it in, and carefully covered the ski slope and the surrounding area with it. The prime minister of Russia wanted to take a couple of runs down the hill—surely it wasn’t too much to create a little New Year’s miracle for him? ⠀ And who paid for it? That’s right—you did. So if you don’t have any money, take comfort in the thought that you at least gave one family in Russia a lovely holiday and provided a wonderful New Year’s mood.