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Г еография Р осси и. Россия. World’s largest country (17,075,200 sq miles) 11 time zones All climate zones except tropical Capital: Moscow (12 million+ population) 1,000+ major cities Population of approx. 143,420,300 Religions: *Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other. Major Cities.
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География России
Россия • World’s largest country (17,075,200 sq miles) • 11 time zones • All climate zones except tropical • Capital: Moscow (12 million+ population) • 1,000+ major cities • Population of approx. 143,420,300 • Religions: *Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other
Major Cities • Moscow (Москва) • Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) • Nizhniy Novgorod • Volgograd • Yekaterinburg • Novosibirsk • Vladivostok
Россия • “European Russia” west of Urals
Major Geographical Features • Divided in to European Russia and Siberia • Major Rivers: Volga, Ob, Lena • Water: Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Arctic and Pacific Oceans, a dozen + seas! • Mountains: Ural, Caucasus (Mt Elbrus), several mountain ranges along south-eastern Siberian border • Kamchatka Peninsula – active volcanoes • Kuril Islands (+ many others!)
Россия • Occupation (Mongols, Slavs…) • Romanov Family – 300 year reign • “Europeanized” by Czar Peter I and Catherine the Great • Political uprising: Civil War, Lenin, World War I & II, Stalin, Communism
CCCР (USSR) • 15 Countries • Collapsed in 1991
Россия • Boris Yeltsin – 1st President • Vladimir Putin • Dmitry Medvedev • Type of Government: Federal (Federation) - a form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided - usually by means of a constitution - between a central authority and a number of constituent regions (states, colonies, or provinces) so that each region retains some management of its internal affairs; differs from a confederacy in that the central government exerts influence directly upon both individuals as well as upon the regional units.Branches: Federation Council & State Duma