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___ RussiaDestination Russia, the world's largest country. A virtual travel guide to the Russian Federation. This page aims to give you a broad overview of Russia's art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy and government.Beside a country profile with facts and figures, the page contains links to sources which provide you with all the information you need to know about this nation between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean, e.g.: official web sites of Russia, addresses of Russian and foreign embassies, domestic airlines, city- and country guides with extensive travel and tourism information on accommodation, tourist attractions, events and more like weather information, maps, statistics and local newspapers from Russia. |
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Russian Federation | Rossiyskaya Federatsiya |
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 Official Name: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya short form: Rossiya int'l long form: Russian Federation int'l short form: Russia former: Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic local ISO Country Code: ru Actual Time: Moscow, Saint-Peterburg: Sat-Nov-7 20:32 Local Time = UTC +3h Actual Time: Novosibirsk: Sat-Nov-7 23:32 Local Time = UTC +6h Daylight Saving Time (DST) March - October Capital City: Moscow (pop. 8.3 million) Other Cities: St. Petersburg (4.6 million), Novosibirsk (1.4 million), Nizhniy Novgorod (1.3 million) Government: Federation. Independence: August 24, 1991. Geography: Location: Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean. Area: 17 million sq. km. (6.5 million sq. mi.); about 1.8 times the size of the United States. Terrain: Broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains (Caucasus range) along southern borders. Climate: Northern continental, from subarctic to subtropical. People: Nationality: Russian(s). Population : 150 million. Ethnic groups: Russian 81%, Tatar 4%, Ukrainian 3%, other 12%. Religion: Russian Orthodox, Islam, Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Protestant, Buddhist, other. Language: Russian (official); more than 140 other languages and dialects. Literacy: 98%. Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, timber, furs, precious and nonferrous metals. Agriculture products: Grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, vegetables, fruits; beef, milk. Industries: Complete range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals, and metals; all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles; shipbuilding; road and rail transportation equipment; communications equipment; agricultural machinery, tractors, and construction equipment; electric power generating and transmitting equipment; medical and scientific instruments; consumer durables, textiles, foodstuffs, handicrafts. Exports partners: Germany 7.8%, Netherlands 6.5%, Italy 6.3%, China 6.2%, Belarus 5.7%, Ukraine 5.7%, USA 4.6%, Switzerland 4.4% (2003) Imports partners: Germany 14%, Belarus 8.6%, Ukraine 7.7%, China 5.8%, USA 5.2%, Kazakhstan 4.7%, Italy 4.2%, France 4.1% (2003) Currency: Russian Ruble (RUR) |
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Background: The defeat of the Russian Empire in World War I led to the seizure of power by the communists and the formation of the USSR. The brutal rule of Josef STALIN (1924-53) strengthened Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the following decades until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 splintered the USSR into 15 independent republics. Since then, Russia has struggled in its efforts to build a democratic political system and market economy to replace the strict social, political, and economic controls of the communist period. A determined guerrilla conflict still plagues Russia in Chechnya. (Source: CIA - The World Factbook) border countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Ukraine |
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Note: External links will open in a new browser window. Official Sites of RussiaRussian GovernmentRussias Home Page. President of Russia The official website of Russia's presdent, who is not Vladimir Putin. Council of Federation The upper chamber of the Russian parliament. State Duma The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs MOFA Russia. Diplomatic Missions Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN Russia is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. Embassy of the Russian Federation in the USA Washington D.C. Russian Embassies Abroad Address list of Russian Embassies Abroad. Foreign Embassies in Moscow Address list of Foreign Embassies in Moscow. Statistics Goskomstat State Comittee of the Russian Federation on Statistics. Interstate Statistical Committee of the CIS Official statistical information on social and economic situation in the CIS countries. Federal Cities Capital City: Moscow The Municipality of Moscow the Russian Capital City. (in Russian) St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg City Administration. (in Russian) Maps Maps of Russia Maps of Russia and the Former Soviet Republics.  Google
Earth Russian FederationZoomable satellite view of Russian Federation. Google
Earth Map of MoscowZoomable map/satellite view of the capital, Moscow. Google
Earth Map of Moscow KremlinLabeled map/satellite view of the Moscow Kremlin. Saint PetersburgZoomable map/satellite view of Russia's cultural capital. Russia - Autonomous Areas in Russia Chechenya (Chechen Republic) Map Ethnolinguistic Groups of the Caucasus Region Map
of AsiaReference Map of Asia. Map
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Russian Newspapers and News AgenciesInterfaxRussian News Agency. Itar-Tass Russian News Agency. International Journalists' Association "ASMO-Press" Analytical materials in the field of economics, justice, history, some information and photos about regions, outstanding figures of Russia at the 20th century. Izvestia National and international news (in Rusian). The Moscow Times Up-to-the-minute news on Moscow, Russia and the world. Russia Journal Business weekly. Russia Today National and international news. The St. Petersburg Times The English-language newspaper of St. Petersburg, Russia. Pravda National and international news. Prime Tass Business News Agency. Vladnews Vladivostok News on-line. TV NTV Homepage of the critical independent TV-Station they try to took over (in Russian). |
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Arts & CultureArts TC
Art Galleryby Catherine Yakovina, St. Petersburg. Museums The
State Hermitage MuseumSt Petersburg - Presents the development of the world culture and art from the Stone Age to the 20th century. The Moscow Kremlin Official website of the Kremlin Museum - the oldest museum in Russia. Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts The Museum has one of the most representative collection in Russia of foreign art dated from ancient times to modern days. The State Tretyakov Gallery One of the largest museums in Russia with more than 100 000 works of art, the museum of the history of Russian art presents icons, paintings, graphics and sculpture,. Museums in Russia (official list) Detailed information about any Russian museum. The official list of russian museums, more than 3000 museums listed. Libraries National Library of Russia The country's oldest state library, St. Petersburg. Russian State Library The largest library in Europe and the second largest in the world, Moscow. EarthburgUnited Space Of Humanity. Institute of the Information Society - Russia IIS.RU an independent non-government organisation for Information Society development in Russia. Native - Russians indigenous peoplesCulture Center of the Northern Asian First Peoples' ArtFor foreigner's & our first people's information, founded '96 in Ulan -Ude (Buryatia, Russia). Khanty-Mansiysk The Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District is a member of the Russian Federation, named after the native peoples Khanty and Mansi. TuvaOnline Site related to the Republic of Tuva is the former Tannu Tuva, a country in south Siberia, and a member of the Russian Federation (in Russian), see also Friends of Tuva. |
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Business & EconomyBank of RussiaThe Central Bank of the Russian Federation. Moscow Central Stock Exchange (in Russian) American-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Russian Business Cooperation Network Corporation Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry Russian National Trade Point __Transportation Air Aeroflot The Russian flag carrier. East Line Group Group of companies for air transportation and airport management at Domodedovo International Airport. Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise One of the biggest enterprises in aviation industry of Russia. Siberia Airlines Russia and abroad services. Transaero Transaero Airlines serves domestic destinations and operates flights to Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America. UTair UTair is one of the five largest air carriers of Russia and the largest Russian helicopter airline. Rail JSC "Russian Railways" Official website of Russian Railways, with information on passenger and freight transportation; Online services, Infrastructure, railway maps. Railway Ticket Reservation Center Railway adventure in Russia. Trans-Siberian Railway Railway guide with a photo-gallery of stations, views and bridges. |
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Destination Russia - Travel and Tour GuidesDiscover Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Kamchatka, Baikal, Vladivostok, Trans-Siberian Railroad.Accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards, biking, skiing, hiking, climbing, cruising, diving, adventure tours and much more. Travel Guide to Russia Almost everything you need to know about travel to Russia , from The Moscow Times. Russian National Group Semi-official travel, tourism and visa application site.
WayToRussia.NetComprehensive guide to Russia and a travel services directory. WhereRussia.com "Where Russia" is a national portal for foreign tourists and businessmen, first of all Moscow and St. Petersburg. Travel Russia Travel information on Russia and St. Petersburg. City Guides Moscow Moscow Official web site. Moscow Official City of Moscow Tourism web site. St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg City Official English-language portal to St. Petersburg, offering a wide variety of information about the city and its life. Saint-Petersburg: 1703 - 2003 2003 marks the 300th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg. Perm Heritage of Perm Major events in cultural life, and also some thousand documents on a history, archaeology, art and architecture of the Perm region. Russian Cities on the Web Annotated links to Russian cities. Hotel Grand Hotel Europe Russia's oldest operating grand hotel, founded 1703. More Hotels NEW Hotels in Russia Find a Hotel in Russia. Caucasus Kafkas Vakfi - Caucasus Foundation Publishes social, political, cultural and historical researches on Caucasus. Troubled borderland BBC News about the Caucasus region. |
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Education & ResearchThe Moscow State University - MGURussian Academy of Science Saint-Petersburg State University Samara State Aerospace University Samara State University Tyumen State University Russian Space Research Astronomical Istitute Astronomical Department of Saint Petersburg State University. Space Research Institute (IKI) Investigations of Outer Space. Google
Earth Baikonur CosmodromeZoomable satellite view of the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome space launch facility in Kazakhstan. |
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Environment & NatureEcodefenseAnti-nuclear and safe energy movement. Greenpeace Russia Greenpeace organization of Russia. Guild of Ecologists Over 30 leading Moscow environmental enterprises form the Guild of Ecologists. Russian Green Pages Russian Green Business Guide to environmental and ecological resources and companies in Russia and worldwide sorted by countries, regions and types. Socio-Ecological Union The Socio-Ecological Union is the only international ecological organization born in the USSR. |
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HistoryHistory of RussiaAn overview on Russians history by interKnowledge. H-Russia Russian and Soviet history - bibliographical, research and teaching aids Museum of History of Moscow. Russian History Websites The history of the Romanovs, Russian art and architecture. |
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SearchAportRussian search engine (in Russian). Rambler Russian search engine (in Russian). Russia Online Russia Index. Russia On The Net One of the first Russian Net directories. Start.ru Russian search engine (in Russian). Newsgroup of Russia alt.current-events.russia soc.culture.russian soc.culture.russian.moderated soc.culture.soviet Additional Information on RussiaBBC News Country Profile: RussiaGovernments on the WWW: Russia Open Directory: Russia REENIC: Russia Russian and East European Network Information Center about Russia. Wikipedia: Russia The World Factbook -- Russia |
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