what do we have in common? Russia and Greece: what do we have in common?

The population of Greece is only more than 11 million people The population of Greece is only more than 11 million people. But in Russia we have more than 140 million people. The climate of Greece is Mediterranean; mild, with wet winters and hot, dry summers. And the climate of Russia is far more different.

“There is everything in Greece”

Greece is the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games, political science, Geography, Biology, university education and Western drama.

History Greece was inhabited as early as the Paleolithic period. The roots of Greek language and culture date back at least 3,500 years, and modern Greek preserves many elements of its classical predecessor.

The Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire existed for more than a thousand years, from the 4th century to 1453

The Ottoman Empire The Byzantine Empire fell to the Turks in 1453 and the Greeks remained under the Ottoman rule for nearly 400 years

The Greek War of Independence began in 1821 and concluded in 1830 when England, France, and Russia forced the Ottoman Empire to grant Greece its independence. Greece was finally recognized as an independent nation in May 1832.

25 of March is a national day of Greece Ioannis Kapodistrias (February 11, 1776 - October 9, 1831), a Greek-born diplomat of the Russian Empire – the first governor of the new Republic.

Language The Greek language is the official language of the Hellenic Re-public and has a total of 15 million speakers worldwide. It is an Indo-European language.

Saints Cyril and Methodius were By-zantine Greek brothers born in the 9th century. They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet.

The saints' feast day is celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on 11 May. In Russia, it is celebrated on 24 May and is known as the "Slavonic Literature and Culture Day" (День славянской письменности и культуры)

The education system of Greece It was developed as a combination of the French Elementary School Law of 1833, the Bavarian school system, as well as the pre world war German school system. the primary secondary tertiary (higher)

Sports and the Ancient Greece Olympics Sport was a good preparation for war. The most important of the sports contests, the Olympic Games, were played at Olympia every four years, in honour of Zeus.

The most popular sports In Greece: tennis golf soccer ice-hockey various kinds of water-sports  In Russia: football ice-hockey basketball skiing figure skating

Political system In Greece In Russia The nominal head of the state is the President, who is elected by the Parliament for a five-year term.  But  the most political power lies in the hands of the Prime Minister. In Russia According to the Constitution, the President is the head of Russia. From now, he is elected for a six-year term.

Greece–Russia relations Diplomatic relations be-tween two countries were established in 1828. Both Greece and Russia are full members of the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the dominant religion in Greece

Greek People

Patriarch Kirill: “Our historical experience shows that a high quality of human life can be attained only if spiritual and material values are combined. Therefore we all, especially people of Orthodox cultural tradition, should be concerned for preventing these values from disappearing from our life. In this connection I believe the cooperation between our countries to be very important”.