Ice bucket challenge vladimir putin biography

Russia has been rather slow to respond to the Ice Bucket Challenge craze that has taken the West by storm this summer, with President Vladimir Putin having ignored several appeals to douse himself for the charity.

But when it comes to braving icy water no one — no one — can outcompete the Russians, a video that resurfaced online last week shows.

Presumably dating back to 2013, the YouTube video shows two men on board a nuclear submarine strip down to their boxers before taking turns to calmly descend a ladder into the Arctic Ocean.

After dunking their heads underwater — which, according to the video description, is 2 degrees C — the sailors swiftly clamber back onto the hull and don their Russian military jackets before disappearing inside the