Seven minutes of fireworks for the capital

New Year’s main firework display is to last seven minutes, the capital’s culture head Sergei Kapkov announced on Friday.
“We have organized a direct broadcast of the president’s address, and then on Vasilevsky Spusk high-altitude fireworks will take place for a duration of seven minutes,” said Kapkov. He added that the official program will finish at 2 am in the center of the city, but will continue in the city’s parks till 3 am.