russian federation

It occupies about one-seventh of the earth's surface. It covers

the eastern part of Europe and the northern part of Asia. Its total area is about 17 million square kilometers. The population of Russia is 142 million people. More than 100 nationalities live in our country.

Federation and the supreme commander of the Armed forces of

the Russian Federation since May 7, 2012. Previously, he served as president from December 31, 1999 to May 7, 2008.

stripes: white, blue and red. These colours have always been

symbolic in Russia: white – noble and sincere , blue – honest and devoted , red has always meant love and bravery.
The State Emblem of the Russian Federation represents the image of the gold two-headed eagle placed on a red heraldic board; over an eagle - Peter the Great three historical crowns (over heads - two small and over them - one big size); in paws of an eagle - a scepter and power; on a breast of an eagle on a red board - the horseman amazing with a spear of a dragon.

of the central federal district and the center of the

Moscow region. Chronicles first mentioned moscow in 1147. It was a little settlement at the top of a hill looking over the moskva river, a settlement founded by prince Yuri Dolgoruky, today its population is about 12 615 279 people. l

the Pacific, the Arctic and the Atlantic.
The Black Sea, the

White Sea, the Barents Sea, the Laptevs Sea, the Okhotsk sea are the largest ones.

The Black Sea

The Pacific Oceans

The Volga, the Ob, the Enisey , the Amur are

the longest rivers.

Baikal is the deepest freshwater lake on the Earth. It is 1741 metres deep.

very rich. There are a lot of different animals, birds

and plants in our forests, fields and mountains.

Lomonosov
Isaak Levitan
Peter Tchaikovsky
Yuri Gagarin
Andrei Sakharov