1. RUSSIA

2. Fast Facts
-AKA the Russian Federation -Language: Russian -Major religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism

3. Fast Facts
-Capital: Moscow -President: Vladimir Putin

5. Russian Literature Folklore Slavic mythology Russian fairy tales
Fiction & science fiction
Poetry
Philosophical pieces (Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky)
Humor: word play, puns, satire

6. Russian Literature
Considered to be some of the most influential literature in the world
Censorship under Joseph Stalin’s reign

7. Chastushka -A type of traditional Russian poetry: 1 quatrain
ABAB or ABCB rhyme scheme
Trochaic tetrameter
Humorous, satirical, or ironic
Often put to music
Rigid, sort structure
Chastushka means “to speak fast”

8. Krasheninnikov Volcano

9. Peterhorf Palace, Saint Petersburg

10. Valley of Geysers

11. Mount Elbrus (highest point in Russia)

12. Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe
Where are we?
St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow
Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe

13. Main Stadium for 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi

14. Sources
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