Update: Four men have been arrested for dancing the lezginka in Gelendzhik, a resort town where President Vladimir Putin is said to have a palace.
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Vacationers assist a young woman in Gelendzhik maced by police as she watched men perform the Lezginka on the street. Screen grab from video by Caucasian Knot.
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