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Information about Russia Russia is the largest country in the world. It is unusual in that the country covers two continents, Fact File with some of the land in Europe and some in Asia. The Capital: vast nature of this country means that it covers 11 Moscow different time zones. Although the official language Currency: Russian flag is Russian, over a hundred different languages are rouble spoken. There are people of many different religions Drive on the left or right? right in Russia, with the main religions being Christianity and Islam. Population: over 144 million Highest mountain: Mount Elbrus, The Summer Olympic Games were held in Moscow 5642m in 1980. More recently, Russia hosted the Winter Largest lake: Lake Baikal, the deepest Olympics in 2014. and largest volume freshwater lake in Famous People of Russia the world • Anna Pavlova (ballet dancing) Countries sharing a land border: • Garry Kasparov (playing chess) Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, • Yuri Gagarin (the first person to travel in space) Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, • Pyotr Tchaikovsky (composing classical music) Mongolia, North Korea, China • Baba Yaga (being a witch in Russian folktales) The Kremlin is the place where the president resides and where those working in the government meet. The word ‘kremlin’ means ‘fortress’. St. Basil’s Cathedral is a very famous landmark in Moscow. Russia has been at the forefront of space exploration for many years and in 1957, the world’s first satellite, Sputnik, was launched into space from Russia. Traditional Dishes of Russia Borscht is a traditional Russian soup, often made with beetroot. Pelmeni is a traditional dish containing dumplings. It often also contains meat or mushrooms. Animals you might see in Russia include Siberian tigers, polar bears, wolverines, red squirrels and sea otters. English | Year 5 | Guided Reading | Firebird | Activity 1 of 5.

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