“'I now live above the Arctic Circle. In the village of Kharp on Yamal. The nearest town has the beautiful name of Labytnangi', he wrote, after announcing: 'I am your new Santa Claus' and noting that he had grown a beard during the '20 days of my transportation. I am your new Santa Claus. Since I’m Santa Claus, you’re probably wondering about the presents. But I am a special-regime Santa Claus, so only those who have behaved very badly get presents. I don't say 'Ho-ho-ho', but I do say 'Oh-oh-oh' when I look out of the window, where I can see a night, then the evening, and then the night again. Well, I now have a sheepskin coat, an ushanka hat (a fur hat with ear-covering flaps), and soon I will get valenki (a traditional Russian winter footwear)'"