1. Russia By: Meghan Kebalka

2. Saint Basil’s Cathedral Saint Basil’s Cathedral is located in Moscow, Russia on the Red Square. This is a Russian Orthodox Church The Cathedral was built by Ivan IV of Russia in 1555-1561

3. Winter Palace Located in St. Petersburg, Russia Was used from 1732- 1917 but now is a museum Tsars residence area until 1917 Was Peter the Great original palace

4. Maria Sharapova Born April 17, 1987 Tennis Player Grew up in a town Nyagen in Siberia, Russia Started Playing Tennis at Age 6 Still plays in professional league

5. Alexander Palace Is built near St. Petersburg, Russia Was Nicholas II residences, the last emperor of Russia, Built in 1772-1776

6. Ural Mountains Separates Europe from Asia Located from north to south end in East Russia Highest mountains in Russia

7. Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin Born 1799 in Moscow Was born into a noble Russian family Russian novelist Started writing poetry when he was 14 Died 1837, dueling for his wife’s honor after she had an affair with another man

8. Yuri Gagarin Monument Located on Cosmonaut Lane in Moscow, Russia Was made after Gagarin’s legendary flight into space Built after death in 1968

9. Russian Sports Hockey Soccer Gymnastics Are very popular in Russia Most people that are wealthy, play sports

10. Peter the Great of Russia Ruled Russia’s Empire from 1682 until his death Died in 1725 at 42 Was born into a royal family After his father Alexis I Death he took rule

11. Siberia Makes up 77% of Russian territory 25% of Russia’s population live in the Siberian range (36 Million people) The land is mostly covered by tundra, and alpine tundra

12. Valdislav Tretiak Played Hockey for the Central Red Army Team Retired Goalie Known as the best goalie in the world Born April 25, 1952

13. Moscow Capital of Russia Red Square is the most popular tourist spot Largest populated city in Russia Location of the Saint Basils Cathedral

14. Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov Soviet Nuclear Physicist Born in 1921 in the city of Moscow Was part of the Soviets atomic bomb project Died from a sudden heart attack in 1989

15. St. Petersburg Second largest city in Russia Founded by Tsar Peter I of Russia Was the capital of the Russian Empire for more then 200 years

16. Matryoshka doll Wooden dolls Very popular gifts for Women Was first made by Vasily Zvyozdochkin of Russia

17. Joseph Stalin Born December 18, 1878 Was a dictator of the Soviet Union Was part of the Communist party Started the “Great Purge” also known as the “Great Terror” Died March 5 th, 1953

18. Russian Ballet Was to entertain the royal court First ballet studio was Imperial School of Ballet in St. Petersburg in the 1740’s

19. Peter Tchaikovsky Born May 7 th, 1840 Was a Russian composer in the romantic era of music Composed Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty Died November 6 th, 1893

20. Wars that Involved Russia Russia’s Civil War, lasted from 1918-1920 Cold War, military tension between the U.S and Russia lasted from 1939-1945 Soviet War in Afghanistan, Russia invaded Afghanistan lasted from 1988-1989 World War II, was in war against the Axis powers from 1939-1945

21. Alexander Ovechkin Born September 17 th, 1985 Part of the NHL Plays for the Washington Capitals in the NHL Plays left wing and is captain Worth 124 million dollars

22. Bibliography " Saint basil's cathedral -." Google Images. Web. 11 Dec. 2009.. Winter palace -." Google Images. Web. 11 Dec. 2009.. "Alexander palace -." Google Images. Web. 11 Dec. 2009.. "Ural mountains -." Google Images. Web. 11 Jan. 2010.. "Moscow -." Google Images. Web. 12 Jan. 2010.. "Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov - Google Search." Google Images. Web. 19 Jan. 2010. <http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS346&um=1&q=Andrei+Dmitrievich+Sakhar ov&sa=N&start=20 Russias war - Google Search." Google Images. Web. 19 Jan. 2010.

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24. Bibliography 3 " St. petersburg russia - Google Search." Google Images. Web. 13 Jan. 2010.. Russian matryoshka doll - Search." Google. Web. 13 Jan. 2010. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=russian+matryoshka+doll&aq=0&oq=russian+mat ry&aqi=g4gm1 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=russian+matryoshka+doll&aq=0&oq=russian+mat ry&aqi=g4gm1 http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=joseph%20stalin&rlz=1R2GGLL_e nUS346&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi. http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS346&um=1&q=russian%20b allet&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS346&um=1&q=russian%20b allet&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi "Peter tchaikovsky - Google Search." Google Images. Web. 15 Jan. 2010. <http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS346&um=1&sa=1&q=pe+th aikovsky&aq=5&oq=peter+t&aqi "Maria sharapova playing tennis - Google Search." Google Images. Web. 19 Jan. 2010. <http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS346&um=1&sa=1&q=maria+sharapova+pl aying+tennis&aq=0&

25. Bibliography 4 "Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin - Google Search." Google Images. Web. 19 Jan. 2010. <http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS346&um=1&sa=1&q=Alexander+Sergeyev ich+Pushkin&btnG = "Siberia - Google Search." Google Images. Web. 19 Jan. 2010. <http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS346&um=1&sa=1&q=Siberia&btnG=Searc h&aq=f&oq=&aqi= Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov - Google Search." Google Images. Web. 19 Jan. 2010. <http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS346&um=1&q=Andrei+Dmitrievich+Sakhar ov&sa=N&start=20