Holiday cheer

It's often remarked in the US that the Christmas season keeps creeping earlier into the year as retailers attempt to maximize the amount of time that people are in that special consuming mood. This phenomenon is in full effect in Moscow, where New-year's-themed decorations started appearing this year in mid-November and the city government made sure that the downtown holiday trees were set up by the start of December.


Pushkin Square, December 1, around 9pm