Support WBURIt's Russian Mardi Gras: Time For Pancakes, Butter And FistfightsPlayDownload AudioMaria GodoyMarch 14, 2013 ShareA man dressed as a skomorokh, a medieval East Slavic harlequin, distributes bliny in St. Petersburg, Russia, during the last day of Maslenitsa, March 1, 2009. (AP)