A Christmas tree rises just outside the Moscow Kremlin, background right, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008. Shown from right in the background are: the Kremlin's St. Nicholas Tower, the Historical Museum, and the monument to Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov. New Year's is the biggest holiday of the year in Russia, and is followed by the Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7. AP Photo logo AP Photo 41 months ago

A Christmas tree rises just outside the Moscow Kremlin, background right, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008. Shown from right in the background are: the Kremlin's St. Nicholas Tower, the Historical Museum, and the monument to Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov. New Year's is the biggest holiday of the year in Russia, and is followed by the Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7.

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