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Prima ballerina from Russia, Anna Pavlova, lived from 1881 to 1931. She was famous in the 19^th and 20^th century. Mostly known for her work as a principal artist during the times of Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev, she was most popular and gained worldwide accolades for her work in The Dying Swan. Her work which she started with her own company. She was also the first ballerina for touring all over the world.

In 1912, Anna Pavlova started staying in Ivy House in Hampstead Heath of London. She decorated her ornamental lake with swans. Only right since her largest ballet was called the Dying Swan. However, from all the swans present there, she had a very close bonding with one of the swans named Jack. A lot of the times, Jack was photographed with Anna during press conferences and it just showed the strong friendship the two shared. Just take a look!

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Look at these adorable playful month old fox cubs! Photographer Igor Shpilenok captured the heartwarming scene in Kronotsky Nature Reserve in Kamchatka - a remote peninsula in the far east of Russia.

Russian photographer Olga Barantseva captured these incredible shots of Russian family playing with a giant brown bear. The images look straight out of a fairytale, showing a softer side to the big predator. As part of an anti-hunting campaign, the extraordinary photos are meant to "show the natural harmony between humans and bears," according to Barantseva. The bear, named Stepan, weighs more than 1,400 pounds and stands at a height of over 7 feet, but he is completely docile and willing to pose with his human collaborators. Stepan was rescued from hunters as a cub by his owner, professional circus trainer Yury Panteleenko. The bear was raised to be people-friendly, and has played roles in over 20 Russian films.

The kind hearted cat welcomed them with open paws

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Meet Cat Translations, the new treasure by Tumblr - an archive of hilarious, LOLCat-styled pictures from Russia with hilarious something's-been-lost-in-translation captions (based on google translator's suggestions). We've picked some of the best so far.