12 photos of purring pets who celebrate the New Year

What's left behind the scenes of "Carnival Night": "There is a setting to celebrate the New Year merrily!"

The comedy "Carnival Night" was released 60 years ago, on New Year's Eve 1957, and immediately gained incredible popularity and became the leader of the Soviet film distribution. It was watched by 50 million viewers, and the unknown 29-year-old documentary filmmaker Eldar Ryazanov and 21-year-old VGIK student Lyudmila Gurchenko literally woke up famous the next morning. But at the first viewing of the comedy at Mosfilm, they predicted a failure at the box office, and Ryazanov categorically refused to star in the main roles of Gurchenk

New Year's Eve rushes to us: How celebrities plan to celebrate 2021

The outgoing year has become a real test for the whole world. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, borders have been closed, concerts and entertainment events have been canceled. And celebrities, probably for the first time in many years, will have to celebrate the coming new year not with a series of endless performances. Due to restaurant restrictions, they may well be home before midnight. Many domestic stars already know exactly where and how they will meet the coming year

How Russian celebrities prefer to celebrate the New Year

For many people, the New Year is associated exclusively with a family holiday. But for actors and musicians, the winter holidays are the hottest time, when concerts follow one after another, and the fees per hour of work can exceed almost the annual income. However, not all celebrities agree to work on New Year's Eve. Where and how do famous people prefer to celebrate the main holiday of the year?

How the Romanovs taught Russians to celebrate the New Year: the game of spillikins and the lottery from the sovereign

New Year and Christmas traditions, thanks to which Russia now rests from work for a whole week, appeared in our country not so long ago. In time immemorial, this holiday was celebrated in the spring, then, after the baptism of Rus, the Byzantine calendar came to us, the New Year was celebrated on September 1 according to it. Since 1700, by decree of Peter I, this holiday is celebrated in Russia, as in other European countries, on January 1. However, the tradition of putting a whole coniferous tree in the house and decorating it was brought to us by another member

When for the first time they began to celebrate the New Year in Russia, and who gave champagne to the Russian people

Different peoples have different traditions, and sometimes different times for celebrating the New Year. In Russia, the date of the beginning of the New Year has changed several times - depending on important historical events and the worldview of the ruling persons. It was celebrated both on March 1 and September 1. And traditions were also completely different at different times