Russian New Year 2011

Hi there all dwarves, gnomes and folks. This is a late report on Russian New Year Celebration 2011. The Combat Gnome was sent to Moscow because we thought he was better equipped to deal with the KGB culture, or as it is renamed today, FSB culture, than the more peaceloving Garden Gnome. Unfortunately, new year is celebrated on 1 January in Russia also, which meant no extra celebration for the Combat Gnome.

Standing before the Kremlin, looking at the fireworks a strange character approached. There was something familiar with him. Something looked as someone the Combat Gnome had seen before. It was a Gnome allright and the Gnome asked for matches to light his lamp. Unfortunately the Combat Gnome left matches and Molotov cocktails at home in order not to annoy the Russian authorities.

- I have to light my lamp, you know, said the familiar looking Gnome, you know I reinvented this holiday in 1947 in Russia, so actually they are celebrating me and my enlightened regime.

The Combat Gnome had no idea of what he was talking about and saw him leave the celebration annoyed of not having a shining lamp in his hand. After being intoxicated by a number of Russian vodka shots the Combat Gnome lost track of his thoughts, space and time. The last thought he had was that despite the Russians makes their own champaigne, they still drink a lot of vodka during party hours... lots of them...

The day after he sent an sms to Gnomeline studio: "I think I met Alexandr Lukasjenko yesterday..."