Swedish King Recovers Crowns in Russia:
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf Folke Hubertus Bernadotte of Sweden has reclaimed two of the three crowns that were lost in Russia in the wake of the Battle at Poltava in 1709, starring King Carl XII of Sweden and Czar Peter the Great of Russia. The photo depicts Swedish Secret Service agents performing a traditional pagan ice dance to celebrate the recovery of the second crown. Yet another crown remains to be recuperated.
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