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    Zenit St. Petersburg: How to celebrate success in '19th Century Russian style'

    By Matias Grez

    Updated 0941 GMT (1741 HKT) June 2, 2015

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    Zenit St. Petersburg lifted its fourth Russian league title at the weekend and celebrated in style -- a take on the country's 19th century attire.
    Photos: Zenit St. Petersburg celebrate their fourth league title
    Zenit St. Petersburg lifted its fourth Russian league title at the weekend and celebrated in style -- a take on the country's 19th century attire.
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    Belgium World Cup star Axel Witsel claimed his first major trophy since moving to Zenit in 2012. The club also won the Soviet League in 1984.
    Photos: Zenit St. Petersburg celebrate their fourth league title
    Belgium World Cup star Axel Witsel claimed his first major trophy since moving to Zenit in 2012. The club also won the Soviet League in 1984.
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    Manager Andre Villas-Boas is thrown into the air by Zenit players after guiding them to the league title in his first full season in charge.
    Photos: Zenit St. Petersburg celebrate their fourth league title
    Manager Andre Villas-Boas is thrown into the air by Zenit players after guiding them to the league title in his first full season in charge.
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    Hulk, 28, celebrates winning the first division with his family on the pitch. The Brazilian will now head to Chile where he will compete in the Copa America, which starts on June 11.
    Photos: Zenit St. Petersburg celebrate their fourth league title
    Hulk, 28, celebrates winning the first division with his family on the pitch. The Brazilian will now head to Chile where he will compete in the Copa America, which starts on June 11.
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    Former Arsenal player Andrey Arshavin claims his third title with the club he has spent all but four years of his professional career with.
    Photos: Zenit St. Petersburg celebrate their fourth league title
    Former Arsenal player Andrey Arshavin claims his third title with the club he has spent all but four years of his professional career with.
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    FC Spartak Moscow supporters light flares during a game against Zenit in September 2014 in St. Petersburg.
    Photos: Zenit St. Petersburg celebrate their fourth league title
    FC Spartak Moscow supporters light flares during a game against Zenit in September 2014 in St. Petersburg.
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    (CNN)You could be forgiven for thinking it's a scene from Leo Tolstoy's classic novel War and Peace.

    Most football teams choose to parade their newly-won trophies through the streets on a double-decker bus while spraying champagne, but Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg adopted an altogether less orthodox approach.
      As Arsenal's Jack Wilshere could be seen and heard leading expletive laden chants on Arsenal's FA Cup trophy parade Sunday, Zenit St. Petersburg celebrated their fourth Russian Premier League title at the weekend -- Russian aristocratic style.