White Night of St. Petersburg has become a scarlet for 26 minutes

At 1:40 on the Neva heard the first shots of fireworks. After 180 minutes in the water there was an old brigantine "Three Crowns" under crimson sails. Brigantine has passed along the Neva River, accompanied by colorful pyrotechnic fireworks and famous classical compositions. The music sounded great live performances of the symphony orchestra. The rain, at least half a day livshy, for graduates of the holiday stopped and did not interfere with watching a great show, which aired not only in Russia but also in the world. Water and fireworks show lasted 26 minutes. After this concert on Palace Square and the Spit of Vasilevsky Island continued. It will last until four in the morning. Note that the entire festival, "Scarlet Sails-2011" cost the city budget for 30 million rubles. Recall the night of 18 to 19 June for all alumni of St. Petersburg is a traditional festival of "Scarlet sails". Every year a great show draws more than 3 million people in the heart of the Northern capital. In addition to the young St. Petersburg, Palace Square gathered students from Leningrad, Moscow and Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine and Belarus. All Regional News