About 150,000 Muscovites and guests of the Russian capital took part in New Year's celebration on Moscow's Red Square and surrounding areas

About 150,000 Muscovites and guests of the Russian capital took part in New Year's celebration on Moscow's Red Square and surrounding areas

Meanwhile, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in his two-minute televised New Year's address to the nation that 2009 "was not the easiest year in the life of the country," and thanked the Russian citizens for their ability to cope with difficulties

Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow

Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow

Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow

Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow. No major incidents were registered during the festivities

Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow

Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow

Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow
