Vladimir Putin’s Summer Vacation: A Siberia Scrapbook<br />While snorkeling is probably not high on the list of most tourists who plan a visit to Russia, Mr. Putin demonstrated<br />that the country’s lakes, whose waters can be quite chilly even during the summer, do provide that option for the adventurous.<br />He took a fishing and mushroom-hunting trip to Siberia, where the Kremlin allowed<br />photos to be taken of the president while in action mode (and at rest).<br />A fishing pole was an essential part of the luggage he took to a lake in the<br />Tyva Republic in southern Siberia, where he stayed from Tuesday to Thursday.<br />In addition to using a rod, Mr. Putin also went spearfishing, eventually catching<br />a pike after what his spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov, said was a two-hour hunt.<br />Associated Press said that It’s very sly and cautious,
