Don't get caught without your STILETTOS!

Stilettos and Russian women are synonymous with each other. Nowhere else have I seen such mandatory devotion. Forget about New York, Milan and Paris, here the stiletto reigns supreme for every occasion. Picture this, it's -20 degrees outside, the ground is a slippery death trap for any pedestrian, let alone a stiletto packing one, and every girl and woman is battling on through the snow, over the ice with her towering pumps on. Quite a sight! Almost majestic as these women balance, as if walking the tight rope, across a surface so unpredictable, one false move spells pain!
I've lost count of how many times I've unceremoniously gone arse over tit. This time of year sees the hospital wards packed with thousands of embarrassed victims who have succumbed to the ice. My good friend San Deep was one such unlucky victim, smashing his arm into a million pieces as his feet were whisked away from underneath him.
For the women here however, a strange evolutionary trait has occurred. Very rarely do you see the high heel wearing lady stack it. It always seems to be the fashion conscious gentleman who bites the dust. Has the stiletto just become like an extension to their natural body?
I believe so. Further evidence can be seen in the field of sports. St Petersburg, one of Europe's most enticing cities, is famous for it's architecture, elegance, bridges and now the very dangerous sport of high heel sprinting. Check out the prowess of these high heeled athletes.