Russia

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Russia is very large in size. It covers more that 17 million square kilometres. It is the largest country in the

world. Russia stretches across both Europe and Asia. The population of Russia is about 150 million people.

The country washed by the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean.

And our country washed by Baltic Sea, Black Sea, White Sea and others. There are 12 seas wash

our country.

Russia is very rich in mineral resources, such as gold, oil and gas.

The Volga is the longest river in Europe.

And the

Yenisei and

the Ob in Asia.

The Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.

Moscow is the capital of Russia. It was founded by Prince Yury Dolgoruky in 1147. The population of Moscow is

about 9 million people.

Moscow

Moscow is the industrial, cultural and political centre of the country. It is the seat of the Russian Government.

The oldest theatre of opera and ballet in our country is the Bolshoi Theatre. The best ballet performances and

Russian and foreign operas are performed in this theatre.

The Moscow State University is well known in Russia. It was founded by M. V. Lomonosov in 18th century and

now bears his name. The university is so high that one can see it from different parts of the city.

The Moscow

underground is one

of the best in the

world. It connects

the centre of the city

with almost all districts

and suburbs of Moscow.

The heart of Moscow is the Kremlin. It is an outstanding monument of Russian history and culture. It’s walls are 2

kilometres in length and have 20 towers.

The Kremlin

At the foot of the Bell-Tower

of Ivan the Great there is Tzar-Bell and

the Tzar-Cannon. The

Tzar-Bell weighs 200

tons. It is the largest bell in

the world.

Beside the Spasskaya

Tower of the Kremlin

there is the Cathedral of Saint Basil,

built in 1555-1561

by great Russian

architects Barma and

Postnik.

The Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow is one of the world’s richest museums, a treasure-house of the

finest works of Russian art. This collection was founded by Pavel Tretyakov.

The Tretyakov Gallery.

In 1892 Pavel Tretyakov donated his picture Gallery to the city of Moscow together with the building in which it was housed. The famous paintings of many outstanding

Russian artists are collected in the Tretyakov Gallery.

One of the most beautiful cities in Russia and in the world is St. Petersburg. It was founded by Peter the Great in 1703. St. Petersburg was the capital of Russia from 1712 till 1918. The city is situated on the Neva River. The

population is about 5 million people.

St. Petersburg

Petersburg is a big cultural center of Russia. It is famous for old architectural monuments and

museums.

The Hermitage is the most important

artistic museum in Russia. It occupies

the Winter Palace and three other buildings.

Nevsky Prospect

is the main

street of the city. There is

the remarka

ble Kazan

Cathedral.

Here in prospect one can see the building of the Admiralty and an ensemble of the Alexander

Nevsky Lavra.