On September 17 young people in Moscow, St Petersburg and Samara celebrated Planking Day.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankOn September 17 young people in Moscow, St Petersburg and Samara celebrated Planking Day.
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On September 17 young people in Moscow, St Petersburg and Samara celebrated Planking Day.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankPlanking requires lying face-down with your hands pressed to the sides of your body. It must be performed suddenly, en masse and in the most unusual locations.
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Planking requires lying face-down with your hands pressed to the sides of your body. It must be performed suddenly, en masse and in the most unusual locations.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankThis new youth movement was brought to Russia from England (the term comes from the English word plank, or board). The first planking flash mob took place in 1997.
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This new youth movement was brought to Russia from England (the term comes from the English word plank, or board). The first planking flash mob took place in 1997.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankFlash mob participants believe that planking helps them overcome shyness.
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Flash mob participants believe that planking helps them overcome shyness.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabank“Everything's cool, clothes can be washed,” says one of the participants.
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“Everything's cool, clothes can be washed,” says one of the participants.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankThe flash mob event was organized through social networks.
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The flash mob event was organized through social networks.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankParticipants in the planking flash mob event in the shopping and entertainment center, “Afimall City”.
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Participants in the planking flash mob event in the shopping and entertainment center, “Afimall City”.