our motherland is the russian federation

The Double-Headed The Double-Headed EagleEagle

The double-headed The double-headed eagle is the eagle is the emblem of Russia. emblem of Russia. Above the heads Above the heads there are three there are three crowns. You can crowns. You can see St George on see St George on the breast of the the breast of the eagle.eagle.

The Russian FlagThe Russian Flag

The Russian flag first The Russian flag first appeared in 1668. It appeared in 1668. It reappeared as the reappeared as the modern flag in 1991. modern flag in 1991. The flag has three The flag has three wide stripes on it. wide stripes on it. White is faithful and White is faithful and sincere, blue is sincere, blue is honest and loyal, red honest and loyal, red is brave.is brave.

The President The President of the Russian Federationof the Russian Federation

DmitriiDmitrii AnatolievichAnatolievich

MedvedevMedvedev

Hello! My name Hello! My name is Kate. I’d like to is Kate. I’d like to tell you about my tell you about my country, Russia. country, Russia. The full name of The full name of the country is the the country is the Russian Russian Federation.Federation.

It lies both in It lies both in Europe and Asia. Europe and Asia. Its area is more Its area is more than 17 075 sq. than 17 075 sq. kilometers. Russia kilometers. Russia is the largest is the largest country in the country in the world. Its world. Its population is population is 145,600 million 145,600 million people. people.

In Russia people speak more than In Russia people speak more than 200 different languages, but 200 different languages, but Russian is the official language for Russian is the official language for everyone.everyone.

The capital of The capital of Russia is Russia is Moscow. It is the Moscow. It is the biggest city in the biggest city in the country and one country and one of the biggest of the biggest cities in the cities in the world.world.

Moscow

The hart of The hart of Moscow is Red Moscow is Red Square. ItSquare. It got its got its name in the 17name in the 17thth century. In old century. In old Russian the word Russian the word red red means means beautifulbeautiful. .

Red Square

To the left there is To the left there is the Spasskaya the Spasskaya Tower, the tallest of Tower, the tallest of the Kremlin towers. the Kremlin towers. The tower is The tower is famous for its famous for its clock, the Kremlin clock, the Kremlin clock, made in the clock, made in the 1616thth century. century.

Spasskaya Tower

The most famous The most famous building in Red building in Red Square is St Square is St Basil’s Cathedral.Basil’s Cathedral.

St Basil’s Cathedral

Next to the Next to the Cathedral there is Cathedral there is a monument to a monument to citizen Minin and citizen Minin and Prince Pozharsky. Prince Pozharsky. They were heroes They were heroes in the war against in the war against Poland in 1612.Poland in 1612.

A monument to citizen Minin and Prince Pozharsky

There are many big cities in Russia:

St. Petersburg

Rostov-Na-Donu

Nizhny Novgorod

Ekaterinburg

Volgograd

Novosibirsk

Russia is famous for its Russia is famous for its severe climate. Winters are severe climate. Winters are cold, windy, snowy and cold, windy, snowy and frosty. The winter frosty. The winter temperatures are from 1 to temperatures are from 1 to 50 degrees below zero.50 degrees below zero.

Summers are dry and hot. Summers are dry and hot.

Climate

Our country is famous for well-known people, places of interest, beautiful nature. I love my country. I believe it will become one of the most powerful countries in the world.

Best wishes,

Kate.

The Russian Federation

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What can we say about Russia?