Overview
- RIA Novosti reports a Ded Moroz residence has opened in Rockville, Maryland, where he is receiving children and adults through early January.
- Ded Moroz told the agency he arrived from Russia and brought samovars, pryaniki, baranki, candies, and a New Year tree from Veliky Ustyug.
- He said he typically resides at his fairy‑tale estate in Veliky Ustyug and plans to mark the New Year there.
- He shared plans to seek a meeting with Santa Claus during the U.S. visit and said he is looking for Santa’s address.
- He recounted traveling by reindeer in the U.S., leaving his sleigh on a nearby Deer Street, and said border authorities did not stop him.