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
© RIA Novosti . Valery Melnikov / Go to the mediabankAbout 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
© POOL / Go to the mediabankMeanwhile, 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

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
© RIA Novosti . Anton Belitskiy / Go to the mediabankSome 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow

Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow
© RIA Novosti . Valery Melnikov / Go to the mediabankSome 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow

Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow
© RIA Novosti . Valery Melnikov / Go to the mediabankSome 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow

Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow
© RIA Novosti . Valeriy Melnikov / Go to the mediabankSome 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. No major incidents were registered during the festivities
© RIA Novosti . Valery Melnikov / Go to the mediabankSome 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow

Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow
© RIA Novosti . Valery Melnikov / Go to the mediabankSome 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow

Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow
© RIA Novosti . Valery Melnikov / Go to the mediabankSome 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow

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