Russia

Russia

Russia ; Russian: Россия, tr. Rossiya, pronounced [rɐˈsʲijə]  , also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a state in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. Russia shares borders with the following countries : Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland , Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan and the United States . At 17,075,400 square...
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Capital:Moscow
Population:141,377,752
Official language:Russian Language
Currency:Russian ruble
Area:6,592,848.8 sq. mi.
GDP:$1,757,000,000,000
Form of government:Republic, Semi-presidential system, Presidential system
Also known as:Россия, Russian Federation

Capital city of Russia

Moscow
Moscow
Population:10,452,000

Moscow , tr. Moskva, IPA [mɐˈskva]; see also other names is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a global city. Moscow is the most populous city on the continent of Europe and the seventh largest city proper in the world, a megacity. The population of...
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National landmarks of Russia

Winter Palace
Winter Palace

The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian Tsars. Situated between the Palace...
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Tsarskoye Selo
Tsarskoye Selo

Tsarskoye Selo is a former Russian residence of the imperial family and visiting nobility, located 26 kilometres south from the center of...
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Peter and Paul Cathedral
Peter and Paul Cathedral

The Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is the first...
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Smolny Cathedral in Saint Petersburg
Smolny Cathedral in Saint Petersburg

Rastrelli began the design in 1734, and used a Muscovite style with vague French touches to the detailing. The building stands in the cdentre of a...
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Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by the architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and...
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Major cities in Russia

CityPopulation
Moscow 10,452,000
Saint Petersburg 4,662,000
Rostov-on-Don 1,068,267
Yaroslavl 600,000
Krasnodar 560,000
Tula 514,000
Kaluga 334,751
Vladikavkaz 315,068
Oryol 305,000
Vladimir 300,000
Novorossiysk 283,800
Balakovo 200,470
Novoshakhtinsk 183,000
Khimki 180,000
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 175,085
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Population history of Russia

YearEstimated Population
March 2, 2009 141,850,000
July 2007 141,377,752
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National anthem of Russia

National Anthem of Russia
National Anthem of Russia
Established:December 30, 2000
Composer:Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
Lyricist:Sergey Mikhalkov

The National Anthem of the Russian Federation is the name of the official national anthem of Russia. Its musical composition and lyrics were adopted from the anthem of the Soviet Union, composed by Alexander Alexandrov, and lyricists Sergey Mikhalkov and Gabriel El-Registan. The Soviet anthem was...
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Olympic medals won by Russia

OlympicsEventAthleteMedal
2010 Winter Olympics Speed skating - Men's 5000m Ivan Skobrev Bronze medal
2010 Winter Olympics Men's Individual Sprint Nikita Kriukov Gold medal
2010 Winter Olympics Men's Individual Sprint Alexander Panzhinskiy Silver medal
2010 Winter Olympics Figure skating - Men's singles Evgeni Plushenko Silver medal
2010 Winter Olympics Men's Skeleton Alexander Tretiakov Silver medal
2010 Winter Olympics Men's 15 km Mass Start Evgeny Ustyugov Gold medal
2010 Winter Olympics Women's 12.5 km Mass Start Olga Zaitseva Silver medal
2010 Winter Olympics Women's 4x6 km Relay Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Gold medal
2010 Winter Olympics Men's 10000m Ivan Skobrev Silver medal
2010 Winter Olympics Ice dancing Oksana Domnina Bronze medal
2010 Winter Olympics Women's Team Sprint Irina Khazova Bronze medal
2010 Winter Olympics Men's Team Sprint Nikolay Morilov Bronze medal
2010 Winter Olympics Women's Parallel Giant Slalom Ekaterina Ilyukhina Silver medal
2010 Winter Olympics Men's 4x7.5 km Relay Ivan Tcherezov Bronze medal
2010 Winter Olympics Two-Man Bobsleigh Alexey Voevoda Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 4x200m freestyle relay Danila Izotov Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's C-2 (canoe double) Dmitry Larionov Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's synchronized 10 metre platform Dmitriy Dobroskok Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's 10m air rifle Lioubov Galkina Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Trap Aleksei Alipov Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 100m backstroke Arkady Vyatchanin Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 200m backstroke Arkady Vyatchanin Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Weightlifting, 58kg Marina Shainova Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Weightlifting, 69kg Oxana Slivenko Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Triple jump Tatyana Lebedeva Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 20km walk Valeriy Borchin Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 3000m steeplechase Gulnara Samitova Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Pole vault Svetlana Feofanova Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Foil team Evgenia Lamonova Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Track cycling, Madison Alexei Markov Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Weightlifting, Middle Heavyweight 85-94 kg Khadjimourad Akkaev Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Featherweight 55 - 60 kg Mavlet Batirov Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's High jump Yaroslav Rybakov Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's High jump Andrey Silnov Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, Super Heavyweight 96-120 kg Khasan Baroev Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, Heavyweight 84-96 kg Aslanbek Khushtov Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, Featherweight 55 - 60kg Islam-Beka Albiev Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Volleyball Aleksey Ostapenko Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Volleyball Maria Borodakova
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Beach Volleyball Dmitri Barsouk
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Beach Volleyball Natalya Uryadova
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Archery, individual Bair Badënov Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 50km walk Denis Nizhegorodov Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Pole vault Yevgeny Lukyanenko Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's High jump Anna Chicherova Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Long jump Tatyana Lebedeva Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Javelin throw Mariya Abakumova Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Heptathlon Tatyana Chernova Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Pole vault Yelena Isinbayeva Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 20km walk Olga Kaniskina Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 3000m steeplechase Yekaterina Volkova Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, 48 - 51kg (flyweight) Georgy Balakshin Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Lightweight 57 - 60kg Алексей Иващенко Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Heavyweight 81 - 91kg Rakhim Chakhkeiv Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's C-1 500m (canoe single) Maxim Opalev Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Mountain Biking, Cross-Country Irina Kalentieva Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 10 metre platform Gleb Galperin Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's 3 metre springboard Ioulia Pakhalina Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Vault Anton Golotsutskov Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Floor exercises Anton Golotsutskov Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Rhymthic gymnastics, individual all-round Yevgeniya Kanayeva Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Modern pentathlon Andrey Moiseev Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 50m pistol Vladimir Isakov Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's 10m air pistol Natalia Paderina Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Swimming, marathon 10km Larisa Ilchenko Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Tennis, singles Elena Dementieva Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Tennis, singles Dinara Safina Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Tennis, singles Vera Zvonareva Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Weightlifting, Heavyweight 94 - 105 kg Dmitry Klokov Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Weightlifting, Heavyweight 94 - 105 kg Dmitry Lapikov Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Weightlifting, Super Heavyweight + 105kg Evgeny Chigishev Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Weightlifting, 75kg Nadezhda Evstyukhina Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, Bantamweight 55kg Nazyr Mankiev Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Bantamweight 55kg Besik Kudukhov Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Welterweight 66-74kg Buvaysa Saytiev Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Middleweight 74-84kg Georgy Ketoyev Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Heavyweight 84-96kg Shirvani Muradov Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Super Heavyweight 96-120 kg Bakhtiyar Akhmedov Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Freestyle Wrestling, Middleweight 55 - 63 kg Alena Kartashova Silver medal
2006 Winter Olympics Men's Singles Albert Demtschenko Silver medal
2006 Winter Olympics Men's Aerials Vladimir Lebedev Bronze medal
2006 Winter Olympics Women's 10 km Pursuit Albina Akhatova Bronze medal
2006 Winter Olympics Women's 15 km Individual Svetlana Ishmouratova Gold medal
2006 Winter Olympics Women's 15 km Individual Albina Akhatova Bronze medal
2006 Winter Olympics Figure skating - Men's singles Evgeni Plushenko Gold medal
2006 Winter Olympics Women's Singles Irina Slutskaya Bronze medal
2006 Winter Olympics Women's Individual Sprint Alena Sidko Bronze medal
2006 Winter Olympics Men's Cross Country - 30km Pursuit Eugeni Dementiev Gold medal
2006 Winter Olympics Women's 15 km Pursuit Evgenia Medvedeva-Abruzova Bronze medal
2006 Winter Olympics Women's 30km Cross-country Freestyle Julija Tchepalova Silver medal
2006 Winter Olympics Men's 50km freestyle Eugeni Dementiev Silver medal
2006 Winter Olympics Women's 500 m Svetlana Zhurova Gold medal
2006 Winter Olympics Men's 500m Dmitry Dorofeyev Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's 3 metre springboard Ioulia Pakhalina Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard Vera Ilyina Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's synchronized 10 metre platform Natalia Goncharova Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 1500m Tatyana Tomashova Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Volleyball Alexey Verbov Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Volleyball Natalya Safronova Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Athletics, 800m Yuriy Borzakovskiy Gold medal
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Religions practiced in Russia

Pie chart showing the religions of Russia
ReligionPercentage of Population
Russian Orthodox Church 63%
Muslim 6%
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Wars and battles involving Russia

2008 South Ossetia war
2008 South Ossetia war
(August 7, 2008 - August 16, 2008)

The 2008 South Ossetia War or Georgian War , was an armed conflict in August 2008 between Georgia on one side, and Russia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia...
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Battle of the Kodori Valley
Battle of the Kodori Valley
(August 9, 2008 - August 12, 2008)

The Battle of Kodori Valley was a military operation in the Upper Kodori Valley, during the 2008 South Ossetia war, the only part of Abkhazia, which...
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Gimry fighting
Gimry fighting
(January 2, 2006 - January 5, 2006)

Gimry fighting took place between January 2-January 5, 2006, near the village of Gimry in Dagestan. The fighting happened on a mountain between some...
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October 2005 Nalchik attack
October 2005 Nalchik attack
(October 13, 2005 - October 14, 2005)

The 2005 Nalchik attack was a raid by a large group of militants on Nalchik , in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic of southern Russia, on 13 October...
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January 15 2005 sieges in Dagestan
January 15 2005 sieges in Dagestan
(January 15, 2005 - January 15, 2005)

January 15 2005 sieges were two raids of the Russian security forces on a militant Islamist group's safehouses in Dagestan. At least four Russian...
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International Memberships

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim countries to cooperate on regional trade and investment liberalisation and...
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Arctic Council
Arctic Council

The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum which addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people of the...
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Eurasian Economic Community
Eurasian Economic Community

The Eurasian Economic Community originated from the Commonwealth of Independent States customs union between Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan on 29...
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Zangger Committee
Zangger Committee

The Zangger Committee, also known as the Nuclear Exporters Committee, sprang from Article III.2 of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear...
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Shanghai Cooperation Organization

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is an intergovernmental mutual-security organisation which was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of...
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Books about Russia

TitleAuthorCopyright DateGenre
Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy Novel
War and Peace Leo Tolstoy War novel, Romance novel, Historical novel
Home of the Gentry Ivan Turgenev Romance novel
Oblomov Ivan Goncharov Fiction
Eugene Onegin Aleksandr Pushkin Novel, Poetry, Fiction
Fathers and Sons Ivan Turgenev Philosophy, Fiction, Politics
First Love Ivan Turgenev Novel
Ten Days that Shook the World John Reed Fiction
Offshore Penelope Fitzgerald Fiction
Resurrection Leo Tolstoy
The Gulag Archipelago Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn
Baboushka and the Three Kings Ruth Robbins Children's literature, Fiction, Picture book
Under Western Eyes Joseph Conrad Novel, Fiction, Philosophy, Children's literature
Dubrovsky Aleksandr Pushkin Novel, Fiction
Taras Bulba Nikolai Gogol Novel, Fiction
Darkness at Noon Arthur Koestler Novel, Fiction
Dead Souls Nikolai Gogol Fiction
The Great Terror Robert Conquest
The Rise of David Levinsky Abraham Cahan Fiction
Russka Edward Rutherfurd Historical novel, Fiction, Romance novel, Historical fiction
The Jewish Century Yuri Slezkine
The Bolshevik Myth Alexander Berkman Biography, Personal journal
The third revolution Murray Bookchin Sociology
Flawed Succession Robert Conquest
Stalin Robert Conquest Autobiography, Biography
Russian Culture Margaret Mead Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology
To the Hermitage Malcolm Bradbury
Alice in exile Piers Paul Read Fiction
Brothers Bernice Rubens Fiction
As eagles fly Barbara Cartland
Phoenix: The War that Never Was David Pryce-Jones
The Sea King Jane Yolen
The black geese Alison Lurie Children's literature
Koba the dread Martin Amis Biography
Angel on the square Gloria Whelan
Love and Hatred William L. Shirer Autobiography, Biography
Dancer Colum McCann Fiction
The Unquiet Ghost Adam Hochschild
Arctic mirrors Yuri Slezkine
Art and revolution John Berger
Forever in your embrace Kathleen Woodiwiss Fiction, Romance novel
Polar Star Martin Cruz Smith Crime fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Rasputin Brian Moynahan Autobiography, Biography
Stalin a Critical Survey of Bolshevism Boris Souvarine
White nights, red morning Judith Pella Fiction, Romance novel
Heirs of the motherland Judith Pella Romance novel, Fiction
The dawning of deliverance Judith Pella Romance novel, Fiction
Babushka Baba Yaga Patricia Polacco Children's literature, Fiction
Luba and the wren Patricia Polacco Children's literature, Fiction
The Last Station Jay Parini Fiction
The Created Legend Fyodor Sologub
The Cossacks Jean Ure
One Russia, Two Chinas George Fetherling Travel
History Craig Raine
Plays for One Person David Pownall
Year One of the Russian Revolution Victor Serge
From Lenin to Stalin Victor Serge Autobiography, Biography
Heart in Ice Iris Gower Romance novel, Fiction, Historical fiction
Socialism in Georgian Colors Stephen F. Jones
The Main Enemy James Risen
The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume 3 Ronald Grigor Suny
Transcaucasia, Nationalism, and Social Change Ronald Grigor Suny Anthropology
The Structure of Soviet History Ronald Grigor Suny
Peasant Russia, civil war Orlando Figes
The Whisperers Orlando Figes
The furies Arno J. Mayer
Through Siberia by accident Dervla Murphy Travel
Russian Spacecraft Pocket Space Guide Robert Godwin Science, Mathematics
Rocket And Space Corporation Energia Robert Godwin Science, Mathematics
American Communism and Soviet Russia Theodore Draper
Darkness at Dawn David Satter
Age of Delirium: The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union David Satter Non-fiction
Lady in the briars Carola Dunn
JOURNEYS THROUGH VANISHING WORLDS Abraham Brumberg
The ringed castle Dorothy Dunnett Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Seas of crisis Joe Buff
Ukraine Orest Subtelny
The Russian revolution Sheila Fitzpatrick
Gypsies Charles Godfrey Leland
Azerbaijan Diary: A Rogue Reporter's Adventures in an Oil-Rich, War-Torn, Post-Soviet Republic Thomas Goltz Non-fiction
The Russian album Michael Ignatieff Autobiography, Biography
Setting the East ablaze Peter Hopkirk
Comrade J Pete Earley Autobiography, Biography
The Great Game Peter Hopkirk Fiction
Remembrance and Denial Richard G. Hovannisian Psychology
The Alcoholic Empire Patricia Herlihy
Armenians and Russia, 1626-1796 George Bournoutian
Grigory Rasputin Norman Itzkowitz Children's literature, Biography
The Road to Terror: Stalin and the Self-Destruction of the Bolsheviks, 1932-1939 J. Arch Getty Non-fiction
KGB Martin Ebon
The Russian Revolution Alan Moorehead
Soviet Russia William Henry Chamberlin
The Destruction of Lord Raglan Christopher Hibbert
The great reforms W. Bruce Lincoln
The Romanovs W. Bruce Lincoln
Nicholas I, emperor and autocrat of all the Russias W. Bruce Lincoln
Between heaven and hell W. Bruce Lincoln
The Conquest of a Continent W. Bruce Lincoln
The princess and the politicians John Charmley
The Brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoevsky Novel, Fiction, Suspense
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Famous residents of Russia

Marina Aidaeva
Marina Aidaeva
Musical Artist

Marina Aidaeva is a popular Chechen torch singer. Marina was born in Grozny, the Chechen capital, but at a young age she moved with her family to...
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Timur Mucuraev
Timur Mucuraev
Musical Artist

Timur Mucuraev is a popular Chechen nasheed singer and bard. Also spelled Mucurayev. Timur was born in Grozny, although his ancestors hailed from...
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Makka Sagaipova
Makka Sagaipova
Musical Artist

Makka Umarovna Sagaipova is a singer from Chechnya. She is also a dancer in the Chechen dance ensemble, Lovzar. She is the daughter of accordion...
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Maria Ouspenskaya
Maria Ouspenskaya
Film Actor, TV Actor

Maria Alekseyevna Ouspenskaya was a Russian actress who achieved success as a stage actress as a young woman in Russia, and as an elderly woman in...
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Lena Katina
Lena Katina
Musical Artist, Film Actor

Elena Sergeevna Katina , born October 4, 1984, better known as Lena Katina, is one half of the Russian music duo t.A.T.u., the other half being Yulia...
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Countries adjoining Russia

Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine ew-KRAYN; Ukrainian: Україна, transliterated: Ukrayina, [ukrɑˈjinɑ], with its area...
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Belarus
Belarus

Belarus, bel-ə-ROOS; Belarusian: Беларусь, Russian:...
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Georgia
Georgia

Georgia ; English pronunciation: /ˈdʒɔrdʒə/  is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Situated at...
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is located in Eurasia and ranked as the ninth largest country in the world. It is also ranked...
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Mongolia
Mongolia

Mongolia , literally Mongol country/nation, is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and the People's...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    What is the capital of the country, Russia?
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    The capital is Moscow.
  • Q:
    What famous people were born in Russia?
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    Famous people born in Russia include:
    - Nikolai Podvoisky
    - Anna Ulyanova
    - Nikolay Ogarev
    - Vasili Generalov
    - Petr Shevyrev
    - Nikolay Ustryalov
    - Aleksandr Kvyatkovsky
  • Q:
    What form of government is established in Russia?
  • A:
    The governing regime is a Republic.
  • Q:
    What are the common languages spoken in Russia?
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    Russian , Ukrainian and Yiddish language are the official languages for this country.
  • Q:
    Which currency is accepted in Russia?
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    The currencies accepted in this country include the Russian ruble.
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