The Russian Federation

The Russian Federation

The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world

The Russian Federation came into being in 1991 after the break up of the Soviet Union, or USSR.

Russia is washed by twelve seas and three oceans: the Atlantic, the Arctic, the Pacific.

Russia borders on fourteen countries.

The capital of Russia

The capital of Russian Federation is Moscow , with the population of about 10 million people.

The State flag of the Russian Federation

The white stripe symbolizes the earth, the blue one stands for the sky, and the red one symbolizes liberty.

Today the state symbol of Russia is a three coloured banner.

Coat of arms of Russia

The Russian coat of arms represents the golden double-headed eagle.

This is one of the most ancient symbols of Russia.

The State Power System in the Russian Federation

Now Russia (the Russian Federative Republic) is a Presidential Republic.

Russia's parliament, which is called the Federal Assembly, consists of a 450-member lower house known as the State Duma and a 178-member upper house called the Federation Council.

All Russian citizens 18 years of age and older may vote in the country's elections.

The climate and landscape of Russia

Russia has a very varied climate and landscape that ranges from mountains in the south and east to vast lowlands, and rivers in the north and west.

Russia is a land of long rivers and deep lakes

The Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.

The Volga River is the longest river in Europe.

The Russian Federation has vast agricultural resources.

It is also rich in minerals and has considerable industry.

Russia is a multinational country

The population is varied too, although most of the 145 million people are of Russian origin and speak the Russian language.

The Official Holidays in Russia

International Women's Day

New Year's Day

Christmas, Russian Orthodox

Independence Day

Spring and Labour Holiday

Victory Day

Day of the Russian Federation State Flag

Day of Accord and Conciliation

Constitution Day

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Great events

Great influence on the growing Russian state, and especially to its culture, had a great Byzantium.

Mongol-Tatar yoke in Russia.

Great events

Crusade to Russia

Conquest of Siberia

Great events

Cossacks is inextricably linked with the history of Russia. After all, the Cossacks in glorious battles for ever glorify himself and Russia.

Russia's war with France

Great events

The October Revolution in Russia in 1917

War of the Soviet Union against Germany in World War II

Places of Interest in Russia

Elbrus

Pshadsky dolmens

Red Square, Kremlin

Places of Interest in Russia

St. Petersburg

Cathedral Has rescued-on-blood

Aleksandro-Nevskay monastery

Places of Interest in Russia

The Golden Ring of Russia includes such cities as Suzdal, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Yaroslavl and many others.

Yaroslavl

Ivanovo

The science and art of Russia

Russian classical music is famous all over the world: Glinka, Musorgsky, Borodin, Tchaikovsky.

Russian and soviet painters: Ilya Repin, Valentin Serov, Isaac Levitan, Ivan Shishkin.

Scientists and inventors: Sergei Korolev, Dmitri Mendeleev, Nikolay Pirogov, Mikhail Lomonosov.

"Worker and Collective Farm" Vera Mukhina

Soviet architects Alexander Kuznetsov, Gregory Barkhin, Vesnin brothers and sculptors Vera Mukhina, Ivan Zarudny Evgeny Lancer.

«Portrait of Emperor»

Valentin Serov

The science and art of Russia

Dmitri Mendeleyev

Nikolay Pirogov

Mikhail Lomonosov

Alexander Pushkin

Fiodor Dostoyevsky

Andrei Sakharov

Russian cuisine

Russian cuisine is one of the most varied and delicious in the world.

There is a great variety of different soups in Russia but the most famous is "borsch". Shchi, rassolnik, shchaveleviy soup and cold soup — okroshka are also cooked in Russia.

borsch

barbecue

Russian cuisine is multinational. She took over the recipes of many nations. Very popular Caucasian cuisine.

kvass

Russian cuisine   

sirniki

salt cucumbers and sauerkraut

pancakes

pelmeni

fried eggs

pies

The national symbols of Russia

bears

balalaika

Russian dolls

birch tree

samovars

fur hat and felt boots

Russian troika