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- 1. Russia
- 4. Surface area
- 5. Time zones
- 7. Diomede Islands Big Diomede island on the left. Little Diomede island on the right The native village of Little Diomede island
- 8. State Structure Political System: Federal Republic Head of State: The President Head of Government: The Prime Minister Capital: Moscow National Symbols: Flag and Emblem Area: 17 098.242 thousand square kilometers Population: About 143.800 million people. Official language: Russian Religion: Christianity (Orthodox) Monetary Unit: Ruble GDP: $1.4 Trillion (6th)
- 9. History The Vikings came to Russia through the trade routes from Sweden down the Russian rivers, particularly the Don and the Dnieper, which led south to the markets of Bulgar, Khazaria, Byzantium and the Caliphate When was Russia Formed? Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 10. Alaska and Russia • In 1867 Russia sold Alaska to the United States for less than 2 cents an acre • Russia and the United States signed a treaty selling Alaska to the U.S. for $7.2 million on March 30, 1867.
- 11. World War 2 still on • World War II has actually not completely ended yet • Due to a dispute over the Kuril Islands, Russia and Japan still haven't signed a peace treaty and therefore they remain at war
- 13. Major Brand • Novatek • Gazprom • Teremok • Smirnoff
- 14. Alcohol consumption and consequences • Vodka is considered to be the national drink. • The origin of the word vodka comes from the Russian “voda” which means water • On average Russians drink 6.3 shots of liquor per week while Americans drink 3.3 • Russia ranks #1 in world alcohol spending • Peter the Great is rumored to have drank a half a gallon of vodka per day • Officials believe this is related to Vodka consumption. The average Russian consumes 18 liters of alcohol annually which is over two times what experts consider dangerous • 25% of Russian men die before reaching the age of 55 compared with only 1% in the United States • Twenty percent of Russians die due to alcohol-related causes, in comparison to 6.2 percent of men globally • In 1860, vodka was 40 percent of the government’s revenue • There are over half a million alcohol related deaths in Russia every year
- 15. Traffic and Transport • Rich people in Moscow buy ambulances and use them to drive around because the traffic is so bad • On average, a Moscow driver spent 127 hours in traffic • Roughly 9 million people ride the Moscow metro every day. That is more than New York and London combined • Russia has the world's second- largest railway network, second only to that of the United States • Driving around with a dirty car is a criminal offense
- 17. Ploshchad Revolutsii metro station
- 18. Laika the hound • 1957 • Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 • First animal to orbit the Earth • Did she survive?
- 20. Crime and Journalism • 64% of journalist deaths in Russia since 1992 have been murders • Russia is actually rated the 5th deadliest country on Earth to be a journalist • 2 in 3 journalist deaths in Russia since 1992 have been murders • Crime rate in Russia is twice as high as in the United States
- 21. Places to visit • Moscow • Saint Petersburg • Mount Elbrus • Valley of Geysers • Kizhi Island • Moscow Kremlin • Hermitage Museum • Saint Basil's Cathedral
- 22. Mount Elbrus
- 24. Kizhi Island
- 25. Moscow Kremlin
- 26. Hermitage Museum
- 28. Magnitnaya • Located in the city of Magnitogorsk • Made up of Iron • 7-10 billion pounds of Iron ore
- 29. Lake Karachay • World most polluted radioactive lake in the world • Built in total secrecy between 1945 and 1948 • 1960 dry out • Recent development • An hour is enough
- 31. Lake Baikal • 20% of world Fresh water • Oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world (5000 ft) • UNESCO world heritage centre (1996) • 27 islands • More than half the species found in Lake Baikal are unique to this place
- 33. Russian cuisine • Pelmeni • Hot and cold soups • Porridge • Borsch / Borscht
- 34. Famous people • Maria Sharapova • Roman Abramovich • Alisher Usmanov • Vladimir Putin
- 35. Sports • Bandy • Football • Chess • Basketball • Figure Sketting
- 36. Thank you