Happy MMXI: Red Square explodes with fireworks celebrating New Year 2011

New Year celebrations are in full swing in Russia. Moscow is greeting 2011 with loud outdoor festivities. Thousands of people are celebrating in the streets, welcoming the New Year with a clinking of glasses filled with champagne. A traditional fireworks display marks the coming of 2011 after the President's speech. Chukotka, near the border with Alaska, has become the first Russian region to welcome New Year. Russia has nine time zones and this means that it greets 2011 nine times, as opposed to 11 times in previous years, due to a reduction in time zones which was signed into law by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in March. Almost all of the European part of the country greets 2011 at the same time as the capital. One hour after Moscow, New Year will come to the country's western-most point -- the city of Kaliningrad.
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[MrViTopol]

@Mxyzptlk562 do you know the real reason why there'll never be universal healthcare in america ? there's more to it than meets the eye. the popular & approved reason that's in circulation is that it's ''lack of money'' for it. there's nothing further from the truth ! it's a deep seated psychological need of the average american to see his neighbor ... hurt... nobody admits this, but it's true ! that's typical slave mentality, it's heraditary and irradicable. this is just one example on my list.

[friendboard]

Happy New Year Russia from Canada!!!!

[pug201010]

@ADM7k7 Happy New Year. At 7pm in Moscow during the New Year's Eve it will be 00:00 in Hong Kong.

Happy New Year.

[ADM7k7]

@pug201010

Happy 2012 from Saint-Petersburg. I love you so much!

[Acoustickid97]

и лове мосцош

[irishmobster60]

i really want to go to Russia for new years maybe just one day......

[inuyasha73091]

I hope you realize you guys are bickering over something so stupid. History might matter to some and sometimes you can be proud of your country wherever you are from but demoralizing and stepping on other countries and their culture/religions/beliefs/etc. is just downright childish I thought people these days would have finally learned respect for others but congratulations you lot' have proven me wrong.

[pug201010]

Once again. Happy New Year Russia. From Hong Kong.

Moscow is 5 hours behind Hong Kong. .

[aleXacerbic]

why are poeple always brigning in fucking drama on youtube videos that have soemthign about russia in them...

like shit realx already. every country has its good and bad. oh and @Dhomess if u dont think russia was built on blood u dont know anything...

[Suicide666Commando]

@Veter23 That's the difference between Americans and Russians. You're always flapping your mouth about us but we couldn't care less about your shit country. Enjoy your inferiority complex.

[crazymonkey4510]

Speaking of a new year lets pay our respects to the people who lost their lives in the suicide bombing at Moscow's airport

[seahawkslakersfan24]

No way mafia how did u let those Chinese be live there?