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ECONOMY MAIN MENU MAIN MENU IMPORTS: machinery, vehicles, pharmaceutical products, plastic, semi-finished metal products, meat, fruits and nuts, optical and medical instruments, iron, steel EXPORTS: petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, metals, wood and wood products, chemicals, and a wide variety of civilian and military manufactures CURRENCY: Russian Rubles EXCHANGE RATE: Russian Rubles = 1 US dollar November

GOVERNMENT MAIN MENU MAIN MENU TYPE OF GOVERNMENT FEDERATION HEAD OF GOVERNMENT Dmitry Anatoyevich Medvedev(premier) CHIEF OF STATE Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (president

PEOPLE MAIN MENU MAIN MENU LANGUAGE Russian 96.3% Dolgang 5.3% Tatar 3% German 1.5% Chechen 1% Other 10.3% RELIGION Russian orthodox 15-20% Muslims % other Christians 2% ETHNIC GROUPS Russian Unespisided 3.9% Tatar 3.7% Ukraine 1.4% Bashticir 1.1% Chechen 1% Cusack 1% Other 10.2%

POPULATION MAIN MENU MAIN MENU POPULATION: 142,470,272 YEAR: 2014

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NATURAL FEATURES MAIN MENU MAIN MENU MAJOR BODIES OF AND: Broad plain with low hills west of Urals; Vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; Uplands and mountains along southern border regions. MAJOR BODIES OF WATER : Artic ocean, Bering sea, North Pacific sea, Lake Baikal, Sea of Okhotsk, Barents sea, Ob river, Caspian sea, Volga river, Lena river, Yenisey river, Sea of Japan, Sea of Avon, Black sea NATURAL RESOURCES: Wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, reserves of rare earth elements, timber

WEATHER MAIN MENU MAIN MENU Climate: Climate ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast Temperatures in Moscow MonthDec Day High-3 f-2 f-1 f-2 f1 f -2 f Low-5 f-3 f-4 f-2 f -4 f-6 f-3 f

BACKGROUND MAIN MENU MAIN MENU Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV Dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. Under PETER I (ruled ), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. During the 19th century, more territorial acquisitions were made in Europe and Asia. Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War of contributed to the Revolution of 1905, which resulted in the formation of a parliament and other reforms. Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the imperial household. The communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Josef STALIN ( ) strengthened communist rule and Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the following decades until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV ( ) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 splintered the USSR into Russia and 14 other independent republics. Since then, Russia has shifted its post-Soviet democratic ambitions in favor of a centralized semi-authoritarian state in which the leadership seeks to legitimize its rule through managed national elections, populist appeals by President PUTIN, and continued economic growth. R

RECENT EVENT MAIN MENU MAIN MENU North Korean fishing boat sank with 1 dead 7 rescued and 52 people missing. The Korean government reported that around the 5:20 am the boat got stranded at the Bering sea but it never sended a distress call. 7 people have been rescued but the weather didn't let them rescue more people and 52 people are missing and 1 has died Korean government and Russian will start a more advanced search next week. Last picture from the boatSearch efforts

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FLIGHT TO MOSCOW TOTAL PRICE OF ROUND TRIP=$1785 IN USD DATES: FROM DECEMBER MAIN MENU MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU From:MontereyTo: Dallas Dep: 12:05 pmArr: 1:45 pm Fight: 4344Airline: British Airlines From: LondonTo: Moscow Dep: 8:40 amArr: 3:10 pm Fight: 233Airline: British Airlines From: DallasTo: London Dep: 4:50 pmArr: 7:25 am + 1 day Fight: 192Airline: British Airlines From: DallasTo: Monterrey Dep: 7:05 pmArr: 8:45 pm Fight: 4860Airline: British Airlines From: LondonTo: Dallas Dep: 11:15 amArr: 3:45 pm Fight: 1504Airline: British Airlines From: MoscowTo: London Dep: 5:45 amArr: 7:05 am Fight: 236Airline: British Airlines

POINT OF INTEREST MENU MAIN MENU MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU MOSCOW KREMLIN NOVODEVICHY CONVERT, NOVODEVICHY CONVERT, CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION, CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION,

MOSCOW KREMLIN MAIN MENU MAIN MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU TOURISM MENU This building located in the red square in Moscow (in front of one of the most beautiful orthodox monuments) was built by the best Russian and surrounding architects of the time. It is also very linked to a lot of important political and historical events that happened during 17 th to 20 th centuries.It was also the residance of the prime minister and also a religous center.

NOVODEVICHY CONVENT, MAIN MENU MAIN MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU TOURISM MENU Built during the 16 th and 17 th centuries and located in south-western Moscow this building is one of the most beatiful buildings in mosscow built in the baroque style. The building was used for a defense chain in Moscow. In it Russian historical moments had been done there. also it was used like a cemetery for important people in Russian like the tsar family. Inside of it there are important paintings and artifacts

MAIN MENU MAIN MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU TOURISM MENU Built to celebrate the birth of prince Tsar Ivan IV (about 20 km of Moscow) this church was built in 1532 near Moscow. This church had a influence on the Russian ecclesiastical architecture the church is one of the earliest buildings made on the traditional wooden tent-roofed church on a stone and brick substructure, Building technic. CHURCH OF ACCESSION

SOURCES MAIN MENU MAIN MENU 1Flag, Capital, Imports, Exports, Currency, Type of Government, Chief of State, Head of Government, Language, Religion, Ethnic Groups, Total Population, Literacy, Bodies of land, Bodies of Water, Natural Recourses, Land Use, Climate, Background CIA World Factbook 2AnthemHand Out Folder 3Mapwww.Infoplease.com 4Exchange RateGoogle Currency Converter 5Pict of Billwww.Coinweek.com 6Pict of Coinwww.Russialameroid.ru 7Pict of chief of Statewww.Theneastribe.com 8Pict of Head of Government 9Pict of People 1www.Podcast.iu.edu 10Pict of People 2www.Esty.com 11Pop by Genderwww.Geohive.com 12TemperaturesGoogle weather 13Recent Eventwww.Salon.com 14Pict of event 1www.Salon.com 15Pict of event 2www.Themalaysianinside.com 16Flightwww.Expedia.com 17Point of In 1www.Wikipedia.com 18Pic for PI1www.Wikipedia.com 19Pic 2 for pi1www.Russiantourguide.com 20 Point of in Pic for pi2www.Onthetour.com 22Pic 2 for pi2www.Steson.edu 23Point of in 3www.Wikipedia.com 24 Pic for pi3 25Pic for pi3www.Wikipedia.com