Why is a 12-year-old Altai boy given a whip? Why don’t Shapsug parents attend their own children’s wedding at the registry office? And where is the largest Buddhist temple in Russia and Europe? The answers are in our video about the most unexpected traditions of the peoples of Russia. Learn even more surprising facts in the series “Russian Marriage Quest” and in the episodes of “Sasha Meets Russia: Flavours of the East” about Altai, Tatarstan and Kalmykia. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel