Russia is one of the largest countries in the world. The vast territory of Russia lies in the eastern part of Europe and the northern part of Asia. Russia is washed by twelve seas and three oceans.Россия - это крупнейшая страна в мире. Большая часть территории России лежит в восточной части Европы и в северной части Азии. Россия омывается 12-ю морями и тремя океанами.The capital of Russian Federation is Moscow, with the population of about 10 million people.Столица России - Москва, с численностью населения более 10 миллионов человек.The land of Russia varies very much from forests to deserts, from high mountains to deep valleys. The main mountain are the Urals, the Caucasus and the Altai. There are a lot of great rivers and deep lakes on its territory. Also there are many animals in Russia.Территория России очень разнится - от лесов до пустынь, от высоких гор до глубоких долин. Главные горы - это Уральские, Кавказские и Алтайские. На ее территории очень много больших рек и глубоких рек. Также в России очень много животных.The longest rivers are the Volga in Europe and the Ob, the Yenisei and the Lena in Asia. The largest lakes are Ladoga and Baikal. Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and its water is the purest on earth.Самые длинные реки - это Волга (в Европе) и Обь, Енисей и Лена в Азии. Крупнейшее озеро - это Ладога и Байкал. Байкал - самое глубокое озеро в мире, его воды - самые чистые на земле.The Russian Federation is rich in natural and mineral resources. It has deposits of oil, gas, iron, gold, silver and many others. The European part of the country is densely peopled, and most population live in cities. The current population of Russia is more than 145 million people.Российская федерация - богатейшая натуральными и минеральными ресурсами. Она имеет залежи нефти, газа, железа, золота, серебра и многих других. Европейская часть более заселена людьми и основная численность наблюдается в городах. Текущая численность населения России - более 145 миллионов человек.Russia is a presidential republic. It is one of the leading powers in the world.Россия - президентская республика. Она - один из лидеров на мировой арене.
Russia which is also called the Russian Federation is a large country partly in Eastern Europe and mainly in Asia. By land area Russia is the largest country in the world. The population of this country is about 145 million people. The capital of the Russian Federation is Moscow. Russia is not only a very large country, but also a very diverse one.This large country borders with Finland, Norway, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus, Poland, Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Azerbaijan, and North Korea. Russia also shares borders by the Bering Strait with the United States and by the Sea of Okhotsk with Japan.The biggest city of Russia is its capital Moscow. The second biggest city is Saint-Petersburg – the former capital of the country. The Russian Federation biggest cities are:Nizhniy Novgorod;Novosibirsk;Samara;Yekaterinburg;Omsk;Ufa;Kazan;Volgograd;Chelyabinsk;Rostov on Don.Most people live in cities (about 70%). The population density is about nine persons per square kilometer. Therefore the density is among the lowest in the world. In the European part of the country the population is the densest, it is centering on Saint-Petersburg and Moscow.Russia is a country with a great art history. It has produced many world-famous writers such as Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ivan Turgenev. Many famous composers were born in Russia: Sergei Rachmaninoff, Alexander Scriabin, Dmitri Shostakovich and Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Also Russia gave many outstanding scientists to the world – Mikhail Lomonosov, Dmitry Mendeleev, Andrei Sakharov and many others were born in Russia.