The few brief weeks of the White Nights – those incredible, luminous northern midsummer eves when the high latitudes are bathed in a pearlescent all-night glow – and sun-filled summer days in St Petersburg are an intoxicating time. By day, locals revel in the heat and the outdoors; by night, there are festivals, concerts and […]
Sapsan – Russian Gauge High Speed Electric Train
The Sapsan is a Russian gauge high speed electric express train. The design is part of the Siemens Velaro family. Sapsan train derived its name from the fastest bird in the falcon family. Sapsan trains link Moscow with Saint Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Travel time in both directions takes less than 4 hours. There are […]
10 Facts about the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Moscow is the only city with two arenas (Luzhniki and Spartak). The tournament took place in 12 stadiums across 11 cities. 10 facts about the 2018 FIFA World Cup 2018 was the 21st FIFA World Cup, 88 years after the initial tournament in Uruguay (1930) and for the first time in Russia. 32 […]
About Russia
Russia is also officially known as the Russian Federation. It is a federal semi-presidential republic. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia,Lithuania and Poland (both with Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It shares maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk, the US state of Alaska across the Bering Strait and Canada’s Arctic islands. At 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth’s inhabited land […]
Culture of Russia
Russian culture is the culture associated with the country of Russia and, sometimes, specifically with Russians. It has a long history and can claim a long tradition of dividend in many aspects of the arts, especially when it comes to literature and philosophy, classical music and ballet, architecture and painting, cinema and animation, which all had considerable influence on world culture. The country also has a flavorful material culture and a tradition in technology. Russian […]
Geography
The geography of Russia describes the geographic features of Russia, a country extending over much of northern Eurasia. Comprising much of eastern Europe and northern Asia, it is the world’s largest country in total area. Due to its size, Russia displays both monotony and diversity. As with its topography, its climates, vegetation, and soils span vast distances. From north to south the East European Plain is clad […]