Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Maxim Trudolyubov: Russia’s lost time
People write \"2015\" with sparklers as they celebrate the New Year in the suburb of St. Petersburg late on December 31, 2014.
In Russia, where religious holidays have not supplanted secular ones, New Year's Eve is much more important than Christmas. The fact that the country's biggest holiday marks the turn of the calendar illustrates the special relationship Russians - and particularly their rulers - have with time.
