Russia

Facts About Russia

• The capital of Russia is Moscow.

• The population of Russia is 149,476,000.

• The money used is the ruble.

• The language spoken is Russian.

Geography
– the largest country in
the world
– its total area is
17,075,400 square
kilometres
– contains 23 UNESCO
World Heritage Sites
– 40 UNESCO
Biosphere reserves
– 40 National Parks
– 101 nature reserves
• Topography

• Climate

• Russian Federation
Flora and fauna

The Brown bear is a

symbol of Russia
Government and politics
• Legislative power

• Executive power

• Judiciary power
 Foreign relations
• Leaders of the BRIC nations in 2008:
–Manmohan Singh of India,
– Dmitry Medvedev of Russia,
–Hu Jintao of China
–Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil.

• Russia has a multifaceted foreign policy. As of 2009, it

maintains diplomatic relations with 191 countries and has 144
embassies. The foreign policy is determined by the President of
Russia and implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Russia
Human rights
• Some leading international democracy and
human rights organizations consider Russia to
have not enough democratic attributes and to
allow few political rights and civil liberties to its
citizens. US-funded international organization
Freedom House ranks Russia as "not free", citing
"carefully engineered elections" and "absence" of
debate. Amnesty International accuses Russia of
committing wide ranging human rights abuses,
including granting impunity for murderers of
human rights activists, imprisoning political
dissidents and operating a system of arbitrary
arrest. Human Rights Watch claims Russia
commits grave human rights violations in
Chechnya and allows the systematic abuse of
migrant workers. Press freedom in Russia is
considered amongst the lowest in the world by
press freedom organization Reporters Without
Borders and is ranked 141st in their annual
survey, on the basis that the Russian authorities
"black list" figures that are critical of the
government, practice "official harassment", and
"gag" potential dissidents.
Haiti
• Amnesty International is extremely
concerned that Haitian judicial
institutions have been further
weakened by the recent political
turmoil, making it difficult to hold
authorities and armed opposition
groups accountable for the deaths of
hundreds of civilians since February
5. Furthermore, former military and
paramilitary leaders responsible for
serious human rights violations have
taken up leadership positions within
Haiti's armed opposition, and may
demand impunity and a significant
role in defining Haiti's future. If Haiti
is to overcome the cycle of violence
that has plagued the country the past
decade, it must move quickly to
ensure impunity does not take hold in
the post-Aristide era.
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Subdivisions
 Demographics
Ethnic composition (2002 )

Russians 79.8%

Tatars 3.8%

Ukrainians 2.0%

Bashkirs 1.2%

Chuvash 1.1%

Chechen 0.9%

Armenians 0.8%

Other/ unspecified 10.4%

 Architecture
• Russian Revival style - corresponds to Gothic
Revival in Western Europe

• Constructivism, Art Nouveau - Prevalent

styles of the 20th century were

• Triumph Palace, Europe's tallest residential

building, is a modern realisation of Stalin Empire
Style skyscrapers' design.
What are famous places in Russia?

• Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal as seen from

space, taken by satellite.
• Red Square (where the
Kremlin is situated)-The
square separates the Kremlin,
the former royal citadel and
currently the official residence
of the President of Russia, from
a historic merchant quarter
known as Kitai-gorod. As
major streets of Moscow
radiate from here in all
directions, being promoted to
major highways outside the
city, Red Square is often
considered the central square
of Moscow and all of Russia.
• Amber Room of the Catherin Palace
- The Amber Room in the Catherine
Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg
is a complete chamber decoration of amber
panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors. Due
to its singular beauty, it was sometimes
dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World".
• Kiji Island
• Kungurian Ice cave
• Natural park “Stolby” (Krasnoyarsk)
• Svetloyar Lake
• “Switzerland on the
Volga”
• The World of the Five
Lakes
• Palace Square
 Some Famous Russians
• Yuri Gagarin - first man in space
• Mikhail Gorbachev - leader of the Soviet
Union who made the country more free and
democratic
• Anna Pavlova - world-famous ballerina
• Peter Tchaikovsky - a composer who wrote
the music for The Nutcracker
• Sergey Prokofiev - wrote the words and
music for Peter and the Wolf
Russia is also famous with
its vodka