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| English | Russian |
| before the new year | подновогодный |
| the "blue light" new year's show | голубой огонёк (популярная новогодняя телепередача a popular television broadcast on New Year's (the "blue light" refers to the blue glow of the television screen)) |
| the old style new year | старый новый год (Новый год по старому стилю (14 января) the New Year according to the Julian calendar (January 14)) |