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12-31-2016, 06:25 AM
<!--[if IE 7]><link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/ie7.css"/><![endif]--> Russia celebrates New Year's Eve 11 times
The largest country in the world, Russia, has seen in the New Year 11 times, from Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean to Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea. Most Russians celebrate New Year at home with family or friends, cracking open bottles of champagne on the first chime of the clock at midnight, while sitting at a table laden with Russian delicacies and salads.
Some teenagers enjoy seeing in the New Year in night clubs and restaurants although closer to midnight huge crowds gather in the main squares of cities and towns across Russia.
Anadyr, the capital of the relatively unknown Chukotka Autonomous Region, was first to mark 2017 at 12:00 GMT. Chukotka, Russia's most northeasterly region, is most famous for its former governor, Chelsea FC owner and billionaire, Roman Abramovich.
The main city to start the New Year celebrations off (at 14:00 GMT) was Vladivostok in Russia's Far East. Thousands of people gathered in the city's main square where revelers were entertained with two skating rinks, an ice slide and a labyrinth, all topped off with a firework display.
A couple of hours later (16:00 GMT), the Siberian city of Irkutsk started their celebrations not only on the city's main square, but also on Lake Baikal, the world's largest freshwater lake.
Russia's two largest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg, always celebrate New Year at the same time (21:00 GMT).
Russia's last city to bring in the New Year, nine hours after Vladivostok, was Kaliningrad, sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania.
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The largest country in the world, Russia, has seen in the New Year 11 times, from Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean to Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea. Most Russians celebrate New Year at home with family or friends, cracking open bottles of champagne on the first chime of the clock at midnight, while sitting at a table laden with Russian delicacies and salads.
Some teenagers enjoy seeing in the New Year in night clubs and restaurants although closer to midnight huge crowds gather in the main squares of cities and towns across Russia.
Anadyr, the capital of the relatively unknown Chukotka Autonomous Region, was first to mark 2017 at 12:00 GMT. Chukotka, Russia's most northeasterly region, is most famous for its former governor, Chelsea FC owner and billionaire, Roman Abramovich.
The main city to start the New Year celebrations off (at 14:00 GMT) was Vladivostok in Russia's Far East. Thousands of people gathered in the city's main square where revelers were entertained with two skating rinks, an ice slide and a labyrinth, all topped off with a firework display.
A couple of hours later (16:00 GMT), the Siberian city of Irkutsk started their celebrations not only on the city's main square, but also on Lake Baikal, the world's largest freshwater lake.
Russia's two largest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg, always celebrate New Year at the same time (21:00 GMT).
Russia's last city to bring in the New Year, nine hours after Vladivostok, was Kaliningrad, sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania.
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