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► The
general data
► The capital
► Flag
► Emblem
► Holidays
► Sights
► Test
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The general data
Russia also officially known as the Russian
Federation is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a
federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83
federal subjects. Russia shares borders with the
following countries (from northwest to southeast):
Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and
Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It
also has maritime borders with Japan and the
United States.
At 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq
mi), Russia is by far the largest country in the
world. Russia is also the ninth most populous
nation in the world with 142 million people. State
language of Russia is Russian. Russia has the
world's largest reserves of mineral and energy
resources, and is considered an energy superpower.
Capital of Russia - Moscow
The Brown bear is a symbol of
Russia
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Moscow
Moscow is the capital and the most populous city
and the most populous federal subject of Russia.
Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural,
religious, financial, educational, and transportation
center of Russia and the world, a global city. It is
also the seventh largest city proper in the world, a
megacity. The population of Moscow (as of 1
September 2009) is 10,535,100.
Moscow is a major economic centre. It is the home
to many scientific and educational institutions, as
well as numerous sport facilities.
A person from Moscow is called a Muscovite in
English or Moskvich in Russian.
The arms of Moscow and flag of Moscow
represents a dark red heraldic shield and a
rectangular panel with the image of the horseman St. George Pobedonosets. A hymn of city of
Moscow is the piece of music-poetic created on the
basis of a song of Isaak Osipovich Dunaevsky on
verses by Mark Samojlovich Lisjanski and Sergey
Ivanovich Agranjan « My Moscow ».
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Flag
The Russian flag is sometimes called the
IMPERIAL FLAG. It consists of three equal
stripes of white, blue and red. The first flag of
this design appeared more than 300 years ago.
Peter the Great adapted the flag from the
National flag of the Netherlands. Later a black
two-headed eagle on a golden background was
added to the flag of Russia. The flag existed
until the revolution in 1917. In the nineties, with
the democratic changes, the three-colour flag
was restored again. On 21 August 1991, the flag
was officially adopted by the Russian President
and the Russian Parliament.
In Russia the colours of the current flag
symbolise:
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white- frankness and generosity;
2. Blue- honesty and wisdom;
3. Red- courage and love.
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Emblem
The Russian National Emblem is the golden
DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE with a horseman (St
George) on a shield on the eagle's breast with a red
background. Above the two heads of the eagle, there is
a historical crown.
The first emblem of the double-headed eagle was
introduced in 1480, by Prince Ivan III. It was at the
time of the establishment of the Russian state system.
It symbolised the supreme power and sovereignty of
the state.
Since then, the double-headed eagle is the main
part of the emblem of our country. But now the crown
is a symbol of the sovereignty both of the Russian
Federation (as a whole) and of its parts (subjects of the
Federation).
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Holidays
1 January- New Year
7 January- Christmas
14 January- Old New Year
19 January- Christening Christ (the
Sacred Epiphany)
23 February- The Day of the
defender of the Fatherland
8 March- The International
women's day
1 April- The Day of laughter (The
Day of the fools)
1 May- The International day of the
workers
9 May- The Day of the Victory
1 June- The International day of
children
12 June- The Independence Day of
Russia
27 June- The Day of youth of
Russia
7 July- Ivan Kupala
1 September- The Day of
knowledge
5 October- The Day of the teacher
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Sights
The historical center of Moscow - the
Moscow Kremlin. The present kind of
a wall and a tower of a fortress it have
got in XVII century. Presently the
Kremlin serves as a president residence
of Russia, in its territory there are
numerous temples and museums, the
ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin is
included into the list of the world
heritage of UNESCO. Visiting of the
Kremlin is limited by museum zones.
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Moscow Sights
The Russian well known
sights are the Bolshoi
theatre, the Pushkin Art
Museum, The Tretyakov
Gallery in Moscow.
The Pushkin Art Museum
The Bolshoi theatre
The Tretyakov Gallery
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Interesting Sights
From the east party the Kremlin is adjoined with the most
known Square of capital - Red Square. GUM building,
Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of Divine Mother, Resurrection
Gates leading to Manezhnaya Square, the Historical
museum surround Divine Cover Cathedral. At the Kremlin
wall there is a memorial cemetery and the Lenin's
mausoleum. Also in the territory of the Square there is a
Place of execution and Minin and Pozharski monument.
Except special cases (travel of trains of the high-ranking
officials through Spassky Gates, preventive works and so
on) the Square is in round-the-clock access for inhabitants
and visitors of capital.
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Pictures of Sights
GUM
The Historical museum
St. Nicholas Tower
Resurrection
Gates
Cathedral of the Kazan
Icon of Divine Mother
Spassky Gates
Minin and
Pozharski
monument
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The Lenin's mausoleum
► What
are the colours of the Russsian flag?
white, blue, red
► white, green, red
► blue, white, red
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► What
is the emblem of Russia?
► three-headed eagle
► double - eagle
► single-headed eagle
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► What
is the capital of Russia?
► Moscow
► Rome
► Smolensk
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► How
many federal subjects are in Russia?
► 82 federal subjects
► 85 federal subjects
► 83 federal subjects
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► What
is the population of Russia?
► 141 million people
► 143 million people
► 142 million people
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Dear students!
We hope that the information of this presentation will help you to know
better these countries.
Thank you for your attention!
Goodbye!
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The list of the literature
http://www.zemnaya-krasota.ru/
Wikipediya.Russia
http://images.yandex.ru/yandsearch?text=P
ushkin+Art+Museum&stype=image
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