1.
Russia is the largest country in the world It covers an area of 17 million square kilometers, of which Siberia makes up 77%.
2.
The name of Russia's famous Red Square has nothing to do with communismbut comes from the word krasnyi which originally meant beautiful.
3.
Russia is only far by 4 km from U.S.America and this is a distance between 2 islands - American Diomede and Russian big Diomede.
4.
Did you that Alaska was once "Russian" until the year 1867 when the Russians sold it the Americans for 7.8 M.
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Russia was the first country travelled tobspace due to the Russian astronaut " Yuri Gagarin " year 1961. And 6 years later Russia launched the first satellite in the wirld year 1967. (Name of the satellite was Sputnik)
6.
There is more than 90 language in Russia. Russian is the official language there and 80% people use it. And secondly comes Tetar 3%, abd there other minorities like , Chechen, Ukrainian , Dolgang, German, ....
7.
More than 7700 Nuclear Warhead, makes Russia have the biggest nuclear arsenal.
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No religion was allowed during the rule of the Soviet union especially under the leadership of Stalin
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Vodka is a national Russian symbol and one of the most closely associated with the country.
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