Родная страна и страны изучаемого языка

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IS…

… the largest country in the world

RUSSIA BORDERS ON…

SOME BASIC FACTS ARE…

• POPULATION: over 144 million people;
• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Russian;
• CURRENCY: Russian ruble;
• PRESIDENT: Vladimir Putin (2000-2008; 2012-up to now).

NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF RUSSIA ARE…

THE CAPITAL CITY OF RUSSIA IS…

MOSCOW IS…

• THE LARGEST CITY ENTIRELY ON THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT
• EUROPE’S MOST POPULATED INLAND CITY
• A MAJOR POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC CENTRE OF RUSSIA AND EASTERN EUROPE
• ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN THE WORLD

LARGEST CITIES OF RUSSIA ARE…

• MOSCOW
• SAINT PETERSBURG
• NOVOSIBIRSK
• YEKATERINBURG
• NIZHNY NOVGROD

LANGUAGE AND RELIGION

RUSSIA’S 160 ETHNIC GROUPS SPEEK SOME 100 LANGUAGES. ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, JUDAISM AND BUDDHISM ARE RUSSIA’S TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS

RUSSIA IS FAMOUS FOR…

… HAVING ONE-SIXTH OF THE WORLD’S FORESTS

RUSSIA IS FAMOUS FOR…

… BEING RICH IN OIL, IRON, NATURAL GAS, COPPER, NICKEL AND OTHER MINERAL RESOURCES

RUSSIA IS FAMOUS FOR…

… BEING A HOMELAND TO MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE