By Elena Garib & Artem Chlegov

Myth 1: Bears on streets

Myth 2: Russia – most alcoholic country in the world

Moldova

Myth 3: It is always cold

Sochi, Russia

Myth 4: Beautiful women

TRUE!

How big are we?

- Largest in the world:

Total area 17,075,200 sq

km

It could contain:

5 Indias14 South Africas934 Fijis10 hours of flight9 time zones1 week by train

Where are we?

In Europe – 40%

In Asia – 60%

We have 4 seasons:How about climate?

1.Winter (December, January, February)3.Summer (June, July, August)2.Spring (March, April, May)2.Autumn (September, October, November)

Global warming?Only in media

Which alcohol drink is most popular in Russia?

Quiz 1:

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What was in the past?

Kievan Rus’

Rurik

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What was in the past?

Mongol invasion

BatuKhan

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What was in the past?

Ivan The Terrible

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What was in the past?

Peter IThe

Great

1861 1917 1926

1941

What was in the past?

Peasant EmancipationAlexander II the Liberator

1861 1917 1926

1941

What was in the past?

Vladimir Lenin

&Russian

Revolution

1861 1917 1926

1941

What was in the past?Josef Stalin

1861 1917 1926

1941

What was in the past?

Second World War26 600 000 soviet people died

1946 1961 1985

1991

What was in the past?

The Cold War

1946 1961 1985

1991

What was in the past?

Yuri Gagarin - first man in space

1946 1961 1985

1991

What was in the past?

MichaelGorbacho

v&

Perestroika

1946 1961 1985

1991

What was in the past?

BorisYeltzin

- First

PresidentOf

Russia

Who is the leader?

Tandem: PM Vladimir Putin & President Dmitry Medvedev

How long does it take to cross Russia by the

train from east to west?

Quiz 2:

About 1 week

Which Russians are famous?

Any brands?

Who are we?

80% of us - russians

But also we are:

Tatars (3,8%)Ukrainians (3%)buryatschuckchasjewsAnd many others:

ChuvashBelarusiansMordoviansGermans Chechens

AvarsArmenianBashkirs

AltaiKhakassia

YakutsKabardins

AdygeaCircassiansChechens IngushAvars

LezginsOssetinsFinnish

KareliansKomisSaami,Mari

KhantyMansi

Nenetses EvenksChukchiBuryats

Kalmyks

Average age = 38.7

Normal Russian

family consists of 3-5 people

Men = 42 %

Who are we?

Women = 58%

2/3 lives in cities

1/3 in villages

48  Mexico 76.2

85  Mauritius 72.8

95 Armenia 72.0

117  Belarus 69.0

119 Fiji 68.8

126  Uzbekistan 67.2

135  Russia 65.5

139 India 64.7

140  Laos 64.4

148  Myanmar 62.1

151 Ghana 60.0

154  Gambia 59.4

168  Namibia 52.9

178  South Africa 49.3

183 DRC 46.5

188  Afghanistan 43.8

Average life expectancy

= 65.5 years old

135 in the worldRussian

crossFuture

Russians?

Who are we?Anyway, official

language is Russian

Almost official religion is

Russian Orthodox

Nevertheless,

we have also: islamSaint Petersburg

Mosque buddismIvoginsky Datsan, Buryatia hinduismOmkar Shiva Dham Ashram, Omsk Region

How many people?

145 million

Same as Banglades

h

It is 1/8 of India’s

population

Quiz 3:

Who was the first President of Russian

Federation?Boris Yeltzin

Michael Gorbachev

Yuri Gagarin

A little bit about politic

Type of our government - federation

Political system -

sovereign (managed) democracy

Vladislav Surkov – main manager

Also we have a lot of radio stations, internet news portals and few federal news agencies.

90% - non-state

About mass media

We have

93 000 of them

About 27 000 daily &

weekly newspapers

Newspapers

Komsomolskaya pravda haslargest circulation - 735 000 (84th in world)

TelevisionMost popular media since USSRMost controlled by government since Y2K

We have about 330 TV Channels

Other media

Any media freedom?

Indeed!But

mostly in

internet

In 2010 Reporters Without Borders ranked Russia 140th out of 175 in the Press Freedom Index

22 Namibia

27 Ghana

38 South Africa

65 Mauritius

101

Armenia

119

Nepal

122

India

125

Gambia

136

Mexico

140

Russia

147

Afghanistan

148

DRC

149

Fiji

154

Belarus

163

Uzbekhistan

168

Laos

174

Myanmar

Taboo topics in traditional press

•Corruption in Kremlin•Private life of Vladimir Putin•Vladimir Putin’s wealth speculation•Special forces activities•Human rights violation in North Caucasus etc.

Bloggers can violate taboonow

Development in press?

Depends on event

On regular basis usually only in government pressAnd only about plans and what’s already have been done

Which Russian mobile company works on Indian ITC market?

Quiz 4:

Special for Ghana:

Everything about money Our

currency is Russian

Rubl

1$ =32.11€=43.41 =1.53RS

Everything about money

Gross Domestic Product

$2.230 trillion$15,612 per capita

1 United States

14,526,550

4  India 4,057,787

6  Russia 2,230,954

11  Mexico 1,564,872

25  South Africa 525,806

60  Belarus 131,535

75  Uzbekistan 86,103

77  Myanmar 76,839

82  Ghana 64,584

98  Nepal 35,759

107  Afghanistan 27,443

115  DRC 23,186

125  Mauritius 18,185

129  Armenia 16,826

130  Laos 15,766

156  Fiji 3,988

GDP

1  Qatar 88,222

53  Russia 15,612

60  Mexico 14,406

62  Mauritius 14,194

63  Belarus 13,874

79  South Africa 10,518

100  Namibia 6,935

114  Armenia 5,100

120  Fiji 4,481

129  India 3,408

133  Uzbekistan 3,048

136  Ghana 2,725

140  Laos 2,449

148  Gambia, The 2,032

163  Burma 1,256

173  Afghanistan 909

183  DRC 329

GDP per capita

Everything about money

Gross National Income

$1.404 trillion$19,190 per capita (at purchasing power parity)

1  Luxembourg 63,850

32  Russia 19,190

39  Mexico 15,010

44  Belarus 14,020

48  Mauritius 13,670

61  South Africa 10,280

79  Namibia 6,580

86  Armenia 5,450

98  Fiji 4,490

106

 India 3,560

118

 Laos 2,300

134

 Ghana 1,600

138

 Gambia 1,270

141

 Nepal 1,200

160

 DRC 310

GNP per capita

Russia is a leading producer and exporter of minerals, gold, and all major fuels.

FL "On Continental Shelf Development“: some sections of important mineral resources are passed for development without any contests and auctions

What do we have?

•8th largest oil reserve in the world•17% of all the world’s natural gas in 2008 was Russian•22% of the world’s total forest cover•World’s second largest coal reserves •Russia is one of the world’s largest diamond producersAnd many other resourses

On the one hand it is goodOn the other hand not too

well

Our economy is too dependant on nature resources

That’s why USSR was defeated in the Cold War

What do we do?

services 59.1%

Agriculture 4%,

industry 36.8%

What do we grow?

•Grain•Sugar beet•Sunflower•Potato•Flax

What do we grow?

•Cows•Pigs•Horses•Chicken•Sheeps•Deers

What do we produce?

•Chemical products•Precious stones and metals•Aircrafts•Spaceships•Weapons and military machines•Power plants

•Pulp and paper•Cars•Transport•Road and agriculture machines•Food•Cloth•Electronic

What about our industry?

•Most of factories depend on ministry of defense orders•Most of factories still have only USSR technologies which are too old•It is more profitable to produce in India, China, Taiwan etc.•We haven’t enough foreign investments because of our corruption and politics

What is the main economical reason of the

USSR collapse?

Sharp falling down of oil prices.

Quiz 5:

What do we serve?

The IT market is one of the most dynamic sectors of the Russian economy

•Amount of active users: 219,5 million •Cellular penetration level:167,3%•Gain: $24 billion•Problem: frequencies used by military

Cellular companies in 20 countries belong to Russian mobile operators. (India, Armenia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Laos, Namibia)

What do we serve?

•Internet penetration: 48%•Gain: $2,02 billion •Only 39% belongs to company controlled by government.

Now this company, Rostelecom, going to envelope every village by broadband ADSL connection next few years

A little bit more about Russian

business

How do we move?

•Trains are the most popular intercity transport • The second largest network (after US) in the world with 85,200 km of track (43,100 km are electrified)

Trans-Siberian Railway

Longest in the world (9,259 km)Attracts many foreign tourists.

Other tourist attractions

23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

But high prices and not very developed service

How about foreign relations?

Russia is a member of:

•Group of Eight (G8)•Permanent seat with veto power on the Security Council of the United Nations•BRICS•Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)•Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

•Custom Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan•Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)•Union of Russia and Belarus•Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)• North Atlantic Cooperation Council• NATO-Russia Council •Has an partnership and cooperation agreement with European Union

Main antagonists of Russian authorities:

•Georgia •United Kingdom•USA

•World Trade Organisation membership •EU-Russia visa-free regime•Repair Russian dominance in the World

Main wishes of Russian authorities:

About international trading

429.4

247.7•Oil•Natural gas•Metals•Timber

Primary exports: •European Union•USA•China•Turkey•Ukraine

Primary exports partners:

About international trading

•Machinery•Transport equipment•Plastics•Medicines•Iron and steel•Consumer goods•Meat

Primary imports:

•EU •China•Ukraine•Japan•Belarus

Primary imports partners:

Russia and India

1955

Military Relations

Russia and India

•India is the second largest market for the Russian defense industry

•In 2004, more than 70% of the Indian Military's hardware came from Russia T-90S Bhishma

Akula-2

Mil Mi-17

MiG-29MiG-35

INS Vikramaditya?

Energy Sector

Kudankulam Nuclear

Power Project

Sakhalin-1 Project

Economic Relations

30% of medicine in Russia was made in India

Indo-Russian trade is about US$10 billion

The India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC) 

India-Russia Forum on Trade and Investment 

Cultural Exchange

•2003 Days of Russian Culture•2005 Days of Indian Culture in Russia•2008 Year of Russia in India•2009 Year of India in Russia

Russia in the list of developing countries with high human development

58  Mexico

63  Belarus

67  Russia

74  Mauritius

Human Development Index

But most of people in Russia consider country as developed

Women in decision-making

Valentina Matvienko

Elvira NabiullinaTatiana Golikova

Natalia KomarovaBut only 10% of Russian parliamentarians are

women

• Poverty :10.2%• Poverty line (living

wage): $ 190 per month

• Homeless: from 1,5 to 4,2 million people

(to 3% of population)

• Unemployment rate: 6,5%

How about poverty?

About literacy

•Definition: age 15 and over can read and write•Total literacy: 99.4% (2002)•Male: 99.7%•Female: 99.2%

About education

Russian educational system still: •mostly free•widespread •in-depth•predominantly provided by the state

•97% of children receive 9-year or 11-year education

•More than half of the adult population has attained a tertiary education

•Russia has more academic graduates than any other country in Europe

•The most popular professions: law, economics and management, finance and credit, and advertising.

• Russia has 658 state-owned and 450 private civilian university-level institutions

•Government wants to reduce this amount merging institutions to federal universities

•Russia has more physicians, hospitals,and health care workers than almost any other country in the world on a per capita basis.

How about health system?

•Russia has a system of obligatory medical insurance.• For better quality of medical aid it is necessary to implementnon obligatory medical insurance

IndicatorYear

Value

Hospital beds per 100000

2006

966

Physicians per 100000

2006

431

Total health expenditure as % of gross domestic product (GDP), WHO estimates

2008

5

Common causes of death

Cardiovascular disease

Cancer

Suicide

Road accident

Murders

Accidental alcohol poisoning

Accidental drowning

Diseases of the digestive system

Respiratory disease

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Tuberculosis

57%14%

How about HIV?•The HIV epidemic in Russia continues to grow, but at a slower pace than in the late 1990s.•Russia has 940,000 people (less, than 1%) living with HIV•Country has a Federal AIDS Program for 2007 - 2011

Famous Russian writers

Vladimir Nabok

ov

Feodor Dostoevsky

Anton Chehov

Leo Toltoy

Famous Russian composers

Alexander Borodin

Dmitry Shostakovich

Peter Tchaikovsky

Igor Stravinsky

`Famous Russian painters

Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin

El Lisitzk

y

Nicholas Roerich

Boris Kustodiev

Kazimir Malevic

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Awarded Russian Movies

Traditional Russian house Izba

Russian Banya (sauna)

t of air = 50-70 C

How about sport?

Ballet

Ethnic Russian clothes

Favorite Russian dishes: pancakes with honey, sour cream or fish roe, borsch (beetroot and cabbage soup), pelmeni (forcemeat in dough),

Russian food

Pelmeni Bliny (pancake)Borsch

Buckwheat kasha

Kvass

Russian symbols

Matryoshka

Valenki

Balalaika

Samovar

Any questions?