A boy lighting Bengal lights during a New Year celebration on the Spit of the Vasilyevsky Island in St.Petersburg.

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New Year fireworks on the Spit of the Vasilyevsky Island in St.Petersburg.

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Young people celebrating New Year on the Palace Square in St.Petersburg.

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St.Petersburg residents celebrating New Year on the Palace Square in St.Petersburg.

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St.Petersburg residents celebrating New Year on the Palace Square in St.Petersburg.

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St.Petersburg residents celebrating New Year on the Palace Square in St.Petersburg.

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St.Petersburg residents celebrating New Year on the Palace Square in St.Petersburg.

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Chechen Republic citizens walking in the streets of Grozny on New Year's Eve.

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Laser illumination show on New Year's Eve in central Grozny.

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Grozny residents celebrating New Year at the main Christmas tree in central Grozny.

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Grozny residents celebrating New Year in the city center.

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Young man tossing the child in the air on Vladivostok's central square, the venue of New Year celebrations.

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Young people sledding down a snowhill in central Vladivostok where residents gathered to celebrate New Year.

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New Year fir-tree in downtown Vladivostok

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Vladivostok residents celebrating New Year in the central square.

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Downtown fireworks in Vladivostok.

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