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Russia.

Russia.
Russia, the worlds largest nation, borders European and
Asian countries as well as the Pacific and Arctic oceans.
Its landscape ranges from tundra and forests to
subtropical beaches. Its famous for novelists Tolstoy
and Dostoevsky, plus the Bolshoi and Mariinsky ballet
companies. St. Petersburg, founded by legendary
Russian leader Peter the Great, features the baroque
Winter Palace, now housing part of the Hermitage
Museums art collection.

Population.
According to an official estimate for 1 August 2015, the
population of Russia is 146,400,000.

Cultures.

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