Russians end demolition year with egg on their faceski.
It was an opportunity to see out the old year with a spectacular high rise blast for the ages.
But good fortune was, apparently, still feeling the effects of its Christmas excesses when Russian engineers hit the plunger on this high rise blast.
And, instead of ending the life of a building to coincide with end of the year, the outcome of this blast is one that will live in infamy well into 2015 and beyond.
And when, in the second film, the building finally succumbs, the contractor is still left with a mountainous task as large portions of the structure remain intact.
