Transcript Project 'I'll tell you about Russia'

Made by
Alekseeva Kriskentia
Andreapol’
2012 year
 Forty-two per cent of the territory of
Europe and nineteen per cent of the
territory of Asia is taken up by Russia,
the largest country in the world.
 Russia is populated by 142 million
people.
 The Russian Federation was
established in 1991.
 Russian is the official language of the
country, although more than a
hundred languages are spoken in its
territory.
 Russian is written with the
Cyrillic alphabet, not the Latin
alphabet which is used by most
Western countries.
 Russia is comprised of 83
federal regions.
 About seventy-five per cent of
the population of Russia is
made up of people of Slavic
origin, such as Russians,
Byelorussians and Ukrainians.
 The territory of Russia is made up of 11 time zones.
 Russia is bordered by North Korea, Mongolia, China,
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus,
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and
Norway. Russia is also not very far from Japan, Turkey,
Denmark, Sweden, and the US state of Alaska.
 Russia and the USA are
separated by just 4
kilometers at their nearest
points.
 Alaska, which became a US
state in 1867, was sold to
the USA by the Russian
Empire for about $111
million in today’s dollars.
 Before the October
Socialist Revolution in
1917, Russia was ruled by
tsars. Nowadays it is
governed by the President.
 Some of Russia’s holidays and traditions
are observed throughout the centuries.
Nowadays new holidays and traditions
are established as well.
 Christmas is celebrated on 7 January
according to the old Julian calendar.
 One of the ceremonies is called
“Kolyadki”. During the ceremony a
snowman is made with a carrot nose.
 European chronology, which started with
the birth of Christ, was brought to Russia
by Peter the Great.
 The calendar was changed again in 1917
when the Bolsheviks introduced the
Gregorian calendar in Russia.
 On 9 May Victory Day is celebrated. This
day marks the final surrender by Nazi
Germany to USSR in World War ΙΙ. It is
one of the most respected public holidays
in Russia. A big parade is held in Red
Square, war veterans are invited and a
wartime solidarity re-experience.
 Moscow, the capital of Russia,
which is populated by 11 million
people, is Europe’s largest city.
 Moscow was founded by Yuri
Dolgorukiy.
 Moscow is famous for its beautiful
Underground. When the Metro
first was opened, only 13 stations
was finished. Nowadays there are
over 150 stations. Recently the first
station was opened outside the
road of MKAD and more station
are built.
 One of Moscow’s most famous
monuments, a monument to
Pushkin on Tverskaya Street, was
moved to its current place only
about 50 years ago. Originally it was
situated on the other side of the
street.
 Seven of Moscow’s buildings: two
hotel, two administrative buildings,
tow blocks of flats, and Moscow
State University, look exactly the
same. There buildings are ordered
by Stalin himself and are designed
by the architect Lev Rudnev.
 The 264-metre “Triumph Palace”
in Moscow is the tallest block of
flat in Europe. Its height recorded
in the Guinness Book of Records.
 Moscow University was
established by the Russian
Empress Elizabeth I at the advice
of Ivan Shuvalov and Mikhail
Lomonosov on 25 January, 1755.
This day still is celebrated as
Students’ Day in Russia. The first
lectures at the university was held
on 26 April.
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