RUSSIA
The vast territory of the Russian Federative Republic lies in the Eastern part of Europe and in the Nothern part of Asia. It is one of the largest countries in the world. Russia is washed by the seas of the Pasific, the Arctic Oceans, as well as by the Baltic sea, the Black sea, the Caspian Sea and The Sea of Azov. On land Russia boarders Finland, Latvia, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and other countries.
Area: 17075,5 sq km
The capital: Moscow. Major cities: St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Ekaterinburg, Samara, Omsk, Chelyabinsk, Perm, Kazan', Ufa.
Official language: russian.
Political system: the federal state is with the republican form of rule. A country's leader is a president, elected on 4 years.
Population: 146,3 mln. people. On territory of Russia lives more than 100 nationalities.
Religion: orthodoxy, islam, judaism, buddhism etc.
Time zone: 11 guard belts.
State holidays: New Year (January, 1-2), Christmas ( January, 7), Men’s Day (February, 23), Women’s Day ( March, 8), Spring’s and Work’s Day ( May, 1-2), Day of the Victory ( May, 9), Day of acceptance the Declaration about state sovereignty of the Russian Federation Republic ( June, 12 ), Day of Consent and Conciliation ( November, 7), Day of the Contitution ( December, 12).
Visa requirements: the visa free travel for the Ukrainians.
Geography and nature.
Most of Russia consists of vast stretches of plains that are predominantly steppe to the south and heavily forested to the north, with tundra along the northern coast. Mountain ranges are found along the southern borders, such as the Caucasus (containing Mount Elbrus, Russia's and Europe's highest point at 5,642 m / 18,511 ft) and the Altai, and in the eastern parts, such as the Verkhoyansk Range or the volcanoes on Kamchatka. The Ural Mountains form a north-south range that divides Europe and Asia, rich in mineral resources. Russia possesses 10% of the world's arable land.
Russia is a land of long rivers and deep lakes. The broad Volga River system is of great historic, economic and cultural importance to Russia. It became the cradle of such ancient towns as Vladimir, Tver, Yaroslavl, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod. Numerous canals join all the rivers in the European part of Russia, making it the European’s largest inland water transportation route. The Volga River runs in the Caspian Sea, which is in reality, the largest lake in the world. The Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
Climate.
The climate of the Russian Federation formed under the influence of several determining factors. The enormous size of the country and the remoteness of many areas from the sea result in the dominance of the continental climate, which is prevalent in European and Asian Russia except for the tundra and the extreme southeast. Mountains in the south obstructing the flow of warm air masses from the Indian Ocean and the plain of the west and north makes the country open to Arctic and Atlantic influences.
Throughout much of the territory there are only two distinct seasons — winter and summer; spring and autumn are usually brief periods of change between extremely low temperatures and extremely high. The coldest month is January (on the shores of the sea—February), the warmest usually is July. Great ranges of temperature are typical. In winter, temperatures get colder both from south to north and from west to east. Summers can be quite hot and humid, even in Siberia. A small part of Black Sea coast around Sochi has a subtropical climate. The continental interiors are the driest areas.
Sights.
Moscow has always been a popular destination for tourists. Some of the better known attractions include the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moscow Kremlin and Red Square, which was built between the 14th and 17th centuries. The Church of the Ascension at Kolomenskoye, which dates from 1532, is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the historical center of St.Petersburg, the monuments of ancient Vladimir-Suzdal’s land, historical monuments of Novgorod, historical and cultural complex of Soloveckikh islands, Saint Basil's Cathedral, the bridge «Gold Ring of Russia», church of Boris and Gleb at Kideksh at the River Nerla, architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye and another popular attraction. The Kizhi Pogost, as it is known in Russian, is the area inside the perimeter wall or fence and includes 2 large churches and a bell-tower. But the entire island of Kizhi is a museum with many historically significant and beautiful wooden and log structures including windmills, chapels, boat- and fish-houses, saunas, barns and graneries, and homes. There are two small villages on the island that are home to a few local fishermen. Museum staff also live in the old log homes found in these villages.
Historical places are Moscow, Novgorod, Borodino, Rostov Large, Smolensk, Pskov, Tula, Ryazan', Orel, Volgograd, numerous cities of Siberia - in each of them you can find to look something interesting.
Embassy of Ukraine in Russian Federation
Address: 18 Leont'evskiy side St.,Moscow, Russia 125009
Telephone: (+7 495) 629 97 42
(+7 495) 629 47 04
Fax: (+7 495) 629 46 81
E-mail gc_ru@mfa.gov.ua
emb_ru@mfa.gov.ua ukremb@online.ru
Area: 17075,5 sq km
The capital: Moscow. Major cities: St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Ekaterinburg, Samara, Omsk, Chelyabinsk, Perm, Kazan', Ufa.
Official language: russian.
Political system: the federal state is with the republican form of rule. A country's leader is a president, elected on 4 years.
Population: 146,3 mln. people. On territory of Russia lives more than 100 nationalities.
Religion: orthodoxy, islam, judaism, buddhism etc.
Time zone: 11 guard belts.
State holidays: New Year (January, 1-2), Christmas ( January, 7), Men’s Day (February, 23), Women’s Day ( March, 8), Spring’s and Work’s Day ( May, 1-2), Day of the Victory ( May, 9), Day of acceptance the Declaration about state sovereignty of the Russian Federation Republic ( June, 12 ), Day of Consent and Conciliation ( November, 7), Day of the Contitution ( December, 12).
Visa requirements: the visa free travel for the Ukrainians.
Geography and nature.
Most of Russia consists of vast stretches of plains that are predominantly steppe to the south and heavily forested to the north, with tundra along the northern coast. Mountain ranges are found along the southern borders, such as the Caucasus (containing Mount Elbrus, Russia's and Europe's highest point at 5,642 m / 18,511 ft) and the Altai, and in the eastern parts, such as the Verkhoyansk Range or the volcanoes on Kamchatka. The Ural Mountains form a north-south range that divides Europe and Asia, rich in mineral resources. Russia possesses 10% of the world's arable land.
Russia is a land of long rivers and deep lakes. The broad Volga River system is of great historic, economic and cultural importance to Russia. It became the cradle of such ancient towns as Vladimir, Tver, Yaroslavl, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod. Numerous canals join all the rivers in the European part of Russia, making it the European’s largest inland water transportation route. The Volga River runs in the Caspian Sea, which is in reality, the largest lake in the world. The Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
Climate.
The climate of the Russian Federation formed under the influence of several determining factors. The enormous size of the country and the remoteness of many areas from the sea result in the dominance of the continental climate, which is prevalent in European and Asian Russia except for the tundra and the extreme southeast. Mountains in the south obstructing the flow of warm air masses from the Indian Ocean and the plain of the west and north makes the country open to Arctic and Atlantic influences.
Throughout much of the territory there are only two distinct seasons — winter and summer; spring and autumn are usually brief periods of change between extremely low temperatures and extremely high. The coldest month is January (on the shores of the sea—February), the warmest usually is July. Great ranges of temperature are typical. In winter, temperatures get colder both from south to north and from west to east. Summers can be quite hot and humid, even in Siberia. A small part of Black Sea coast around Sochi has a subtropical climate. The continental interiors are the driest areas.
Sights.
Moscow has always been a popular destination for tourists. Some of the better known attractions include the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moscow Kremlin and Red Square, which was built between the 14th and 17th centuries. The Church of the Ascension at Kolomenskoye, which dates from 1532, is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the historical center of St.Petersburg, the monuments of ancient Vladimir-Suzdal’s land, historical monuments of Novgorod, historical and cultural complex of Soloveckikh islands, Saint Basil's Cathedral, the bridge «Gold Ring of Russia», church of Boris and Gleb at Kideksh at the River Nerla, architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye and another popular attraction. The Kizhi Pogost, as it is known in Russian, is the area inside the perimeter wall or fence and includes 2 large churches and a bell-tower. But the entire island of Kizhi is a museum with many historically significant and beautiful wooden and log structures including windmills, chapels, boat- and fish-houses, saunas, barns and graneries, and homes. There are two small villages on the island that are home to a few local fishermen. Museum staff also live in the old log homes found in these villages.
Historical places are Moscow, Novgorod, Borodino, Rostov Large, Smolensk, Pskov, Tula, Ryazan', Orel, Volgograd, numerous cities of Siberia - in each of them you can find to look something interesting.
Embassy of Ukraine in Russian Federation
Address: 18 Leont'evskiy side St.,Moscow, Russia 125009
Telephone: (+7 495) 629 97 42
(+7 495) 629 47 04
Fax: (+7 495) 629 46 81
E-mail gc_ru@mfa.gov.ua
emb_ru@mfa.gov.ua ukremb@online.ru
