RUSSIABy: Jack and Peter

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Population Statistics:

141,945,966 people. About 21.5 people per square miles

Religions

The 4 main Religions:

Christianity Islam Buddhism Judaism

Information on Government

Used to be Communist Federal semi-presidential Republic President: Dmitry Medvedev Prime Minister: Vladimir Putin

Information on General Economy Economy is not so good Average salary is $640 per month GPD: 2.129 Trillion Growth is 3.8% yearly 13% population below poverty

History of Russia

Russia was originally called Rus named by Slavic Tribes. During the 11th and 12th centuries, Russia was very unimportant. The Mongols invaded Russia and held it from 1237 to the late 1300’s. Ivan the III kept Russia until the early 1600’s. The Period of Turmoil ‘till 1602. Peter the Great and his descendants lasted until 1762. Tsars ruled until the early 1900’s when Russia fought in world war 1, world war 2 and then the cold war. The Bolshevik Revelation was in 1907.

Climate Overview

Record low temperature: -68 C/-90.4 F

Hottest Month: July Coldest Month: January Summer and Winter only 2 seasons Spring and Fall just transitions Most natural resources on Earth

Geography

Very northern country of Asia About 17,098,300 square kilometers About 6,592,800 square miles Mountainous, flat and forestry

Language and Keywords

Language: Russian Keywords:

DA: yes No=No Primeat= Hello En= Hey Я не говорю на русском (YA ne govoryu na

russkom) = I don’t speak Russian Где я могу найти…(Gde ya mogu naiti...) =

Where do i find…

Currency and Exchange Rate Currency: Rubles (RUB) 1 RUB = .03365 USD

Requirements For Visiting

Visa needed: $36 for 2 Shots needed: Tetanus Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Tick-borne Encephalitis

Best Time to Visit

July- October. Low tourism: October – November Cold: December – May Coldest country in the world

Information on Regional Foods and Delicacies Water is bad Restaurant : Godunov Famous for the variety of Breads Stroganoff Orloff Kiev

Information On Attractions Bell tower of Ivan the Great Cathedral of Christ Archangel catheters The Kremlin Lennis Tomb

Summary

Russia has the worlds largest nuclear bunker. It runs in underground tunnels protected by 6 meters of concrete walls. It was used and monitored 24/7 back in the cold war when they were under the threat of the USA nuking Russia. It had enough food and oxygen to last for 2 weeks. Its now a tourist site

Russia plans to build a high speed railway from Samara to St. Petersburg for the 2018 world cup. It is supposed to cost up to $60 Billion and run for about 30 years.

Itinerary

We will be there for 8 days Start (2 days): Moscow – visit bell

tower of Ivan the Great, Cathedral of Christ, Archangel Cathetres and the Kremlin. Museum and lunch at 4 siter restaurant

Middle(4 days): Krasyana Polyana – Ski resort

End(1 day of traveling back, then getting up early to fly): Fly from Moscow back to America

Expenses

Visa: $36 United flight: $799 Moscow $6.99 Restaurant: $3.36 Sudar: $2.37 Museum + lunch: $58.85 Museums + tomb + lunch: $146.29 Ski Resort: $1223.37 Bus ride to Moscow: $2000 Total: about $4276.23

Regional Dish

Paroshki

Pictures

Bibliography

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia www.Bcaihistories.org/Russia.html www.Jzoki.com http://www.worldmapnow.com/ima

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