Russia (Geography) Russia extends over 11 time zones from the Baltic Sea to Cape Dzhnyov by the Bering Strait, approximately 9000 km; from north to south there are up to 4000 km. 12 seas with a total of 38,000 km of coastline and 14 countries bordering Russia; many borders with the former Soviet republics have… Read More »
Russia is a spacious country that is partly in Europe and partly in Asia. The country also has several time zones. Russia is now an independent country ruled by a head of state. But until 1918 it was the tsars and tsarinas who were in charge. The long history of Russia has different periods in… Read More »
Subchapters: Basic data Public finances and the state budget Banking system Tax system Basic data Economic entities in Russia, especially large state-owned enterprises, prefer stability over dynamism, and the development of GDP corresponds to this. It is growing more slowly than Russia would need (ideally 3-3.5% pa), rather its growth is in the range of… Read More »
Emergency Phones in Russia Prior to 2002, emergency telephone numbers were as follows: in case of fire – 01 police – 02 ambulance – 03 Gorgaz emergency service – 04 In 2008, Russian “emergency call” services are planning to switch to a single telephone number. To call the police, fire brigade, ambulance and gas service,… Read More »
According to Beautyphoon, Yaroslavl is one of the pearls of the Golden Ring. The city is located on the banks of the Volga River, 282 km northeast of Moscow. It is believed that Yaroslavl was founded in 1010 by the Kiev prince Yaroslav the Wise as a fortress to protect the Rostov land from the… Read More »
Transportation Traveling by plane According to top-medical-schools, airplanes are the most important means of transport in domestic traffic. The hub of the national flight network are the Moscow airports. There are a variety of airlines, such as UTAir (UT), Smartavia (5N), Ural Airlines (U6) and Aeroflot (SU), that offer flights to cities across the country.… Read More »
In the first decade of the 21st century, post-Soviet Russia consolidated its political, economic and social characteristics under the leadership of Vladimir Putin. The figure of Putin, president of the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2008, then prime minister and again president since 2012, has dominated the political scene and has left a fundamental imprint… Read More »
CAPITAL Sukhum STATE STRUCTURE Presidential republic INTERNAL DIVISION The territory of Abkhazia is divided into 7 districts SQUARE 8665 km² CLIMATE Subtropical OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Abkhaz, Russian CURRENCY Russian ruble POPULATION 242 thousand NATIONAL COMPOSITION Abkhazians (124.5 thousand), Armenians (42-67 thousand), Russians (22 thousand), Georgians (46.7 thousand) RELIGION Secular state TIMEZONE UTC +3 / MSK… Read More »
CAPITAL Moscow STATE STRUCTURE parliamentary-presidential republic INTERNAL DIVISION Federation, the territory is subdivided into 85 subjects SQUARE 17,125,191 km² CLIMATE From polar to subtropical OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Russian CURRENCY Russian ruble POPULATION OK. 147 million NATIONAL COMPOSITION Russians (80.90%), Tatars (3.87%), Ukrainians (1.41%), Bashkirs (1.15%), etc. RELIGION Secular state TIMEZONE UTC+2 – UTC+12 / MSK-1… Read More »
Russia is the common name [2] of a country in Europe and Asia, which until 1991 was part of the Soviet Union (USSR). [3] Its official name is the Russian Federation. [4] The territory it occupies is the largest in the world. It has a surface area of 17,075,400 square kilometers, with a wide diversity of climatic zones and geographic regions. Moscow is the capital city… Read More »
In the first quarter of the 20th century, Stanislawski’s acting pedagogical method not only formed the basis for the training of young actors at the experimental studios of the MCHT (first studio in 1913, second studio in 1916, third studio in 1920, fourth studio in 1921), but also stimulated theater makers like W Meyerhold, N.… Read More »
4: Between disintegration and cooperation The economy of the Soviet Union was a closely intertwined command economy governed by Moscow. Each Soviet republic was required to specialize in a few industries : Uzbekistan was set to grow fruit and cotton, mines were opened in Kazakhstan, and heavy industry was built. The first decade of independence… Read More »
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Central Asia – for the first time in over a hundred years – came to light. The UN gained five new members – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – and the world was suddenly reminded that the Soviet Union was not a unified monolith, but… Read More »
Chinese and Russian companies are investing more and more money in Europe and Norway. Usually, companies in other countries invest to grow bigger and make money. With it only profit China and Russia want? Or is it something else that is the goal? What is a foreign investment? Why is it important to us? What… Read More »
When preparing for this to happen, it can also make other countries think twice before trying to use investment in this way. Knowing that we are being watched can have a deterrent effect. It’s a bit like metal detectors or scanning of luggage at airports: Most people can go straight through, but we have such… Read More »
Russia lies in both Eastern Europe as well as in Asia. The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world in terms of area. The country stretches from Moscow to the west Uraland the vast Siberian steppe to the eastern Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. In Russia, the geographical border stretches between… Read More »
Background According to ablogtophone, the abbreviation BRICS stands for the first letters of the members of the informal group of states: Brazil, R ussia, I ndia, C hina, S outh Africa In order to have a catchy abbreviation for the three large emerging countries Brazil, India and China as well as for the transition country… Read More »
Moscow is the capital of Russia. It has about 11.5 million residents. The city is located in the European part of Russia on both sides of the Moscow River. The core of the city is the Kremlin, an old fortification. The city’s well-known sacred buildings are also located here. The Red Square borders the Kremlin… Read More »
General travel information for Russia Continent: Europe, Asia Geographic location: From Eastern Europe, North Asia to the Pacific coast Highest elevation: Elbrus in the Caucasus (5642 m above sea level) Longest river: Lena (4294 km) Form of government: Federal Republic System of Government: Semi-presidential system Languages: Russian Neighboring countries: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine,… Read More »