Russia or the Russian Federation is unique country, combining European and Asian features. The map of Russia is striking: the country occupies a vast territory of 17 million km 2 and is located simultaneously on the territory of Northern Asia and Eastern Europe.
143 million people live in Russia. The Russian Federation is a kind of "melting pot of nations": representatives of more than 200 nationalities live here. The country is a federal republic with a presidential form of government. The territory of the country is divided into 46 regions, 9 territories, 21 republics, 4 autonomous districts, one autonomous region and 2 federal cities. It is noteworthy that the Kaliningrad region is located on the territory of the European Union and has no borders with the Russian Federation.
Today Russia is one of the dynamically developing states that world politics. The Russian Federation is part of numerous world political organizations such as the UN and Big Eight". Despite the relative stability and significant development of the country after the fall of the Soviet regime, the Russian economy is largely dependent on energy resources, in particular on oil and gas prices.
The capital of Russia is Moscow - one of the most expensive and beautiful cities peace.
History reference
The Russian Federation is the successor of several states. The country traces its history back to 862, when Kievan Rus. In the 12th century, numerous Russian principalities were located on the territory of Russia, which in the 15th century merged into the Russian state. Since 1721, Tsar Peter I created Russian empire. In 1917 revolutionary movement socialism overthrew the monarchical regime and formed at first Russian republic, then the RSFSR, and in 1922 the USSR.
During the Soviet regime, the country was separated from other countries of the world by " iron curtain”, some of the consequences of which have not yet been eliminated. In 1991, the USSR collapsed and the Russian Federation appeared.
must visit
Russia is a country on the territory of which there are many cultural, historical and natural monuments. It is recommended to visit the business and cultural centers of the country - Moscow and St. Petersburg, Lake Baikal, the cities of the "Golden" and "Silver" rings, Orthodox monasteries and temples, the Caucasus Reserve, the volcanoes of Kamchatka and much more.
Interactive map of Russia- a modern and convenient way to find the desired map of any region or city. This card allows you to view cities both in satellite mode and in schematic map mode. You can watch from a satellite with the ability to zoom in on any city and switch between different providers and map types. Additional services are available - real-time cloud photos, traffic jams (only for large cities), terrain photos, weather layer with current weather display for each locality, and a brief forecast for the next 4 days.
For most objects on the map of Russia - Google Maps satellite photos are considered the best in quality
The quality of satellite photography often varies by region, as satellite images need to be constantly updated. Therefore, different providers may have different photo quality for a particular city or region. However, the best quality photos in most cases are from Google Maps. Photos of Yandex maps are often worse in quality, but they can be newer, so for new buildings you can get by with Yandex. OVI maps - surprisingly in some cases it has better photos even than in Google Maps,
Open Street Maps
OSM is a phenomenon of the modern computer society, because the map is simple people(volunteers volunteers), (unlike the 2gis map and others). But despite this, OSM is considered the most accurate and detailed map not only for Russia, but for the whole world. Even such giants as Yandex or Google cannot map as accurately and efficiently as a community of enthusiastic amateur cartographers does. New buildings (namely, it is easy to determine the relevance and "freshness" of the map by them) are almost always present on OSM (and even the foundations of new buildings), while in Google and Yandex they may be present alternately, or not present at all. In addition, Open Street Maps is probably the only map that displays paths in parks and forests and many other additional objects that are usually not available on other services.
Russia - physical map one file, which shows the most big cities, the main ranges and plains. The map is very clear and easy to understand, although not detailed enough.
Physical card - option 2
Russia is located in the northern part of the Eurasian continent. The country is washed by the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, Caspian, Black, Baltic and Sea of Azov. Russia has common borders with 18 countries. The area of the territory is 17,098,246 sq. km.
Plains and lowlands make up more than 70% of the total area of the country. The western regions are located on the East European Plain, where lowlands (Caspian, etc.) and uplands (Central Russian, Valdai, etc.) alternate. The Ural mountain system separates the East European Plain from the West Siberian Lowland.
Satellite map of Russia online
Satellite map of Russia. Russian cities from satellite
(This map allows you to explore roads and individual cities in various view modes. For a detailed study, the map can be dragged in different directions and enlarged)
Russia is rich in huge reserves of fresh water. To major rivers include: Lena, Angara, Yenisei, Amur, Volga, Ob, Pechora and others with their numerous tributaries. Baikal is the largest freshwater lake.
The flora of Russia consists of 24,700 varieties of plants. Most plants are in the Caucasus (6000) and the Far East (until 2000). Forests own 40% of the territory.
Diverse animal world. It is represented by polar bears, tigers, leopards, wolves and a huge variety of other animal representatives.
Oil reserves have been explored practically throughout the country. The Siberian platform is rich coal, potash and rock salts, gas and oil. The Kursk magnetic anomaly includes the largest iron ore deposits, on the Kola Peninsula - deposits of copper-nickel ores. There are many in the Altai Mountains iron ores, asbestos, talc, phosphorites, tungsten, molybdenum. The Chukotka region is rich in deposits of gold, tin, mercury, and tungsten.
Thanks to geographic location Russia belongs to different climatic zones: arctic, subarctic, temperate and partly subtropical. The average January temperature (in different regions) is indicated in the range from plus 6 to minus 50°C, in July - plus 1-25°C. Annual precipitation is 150-2000 mm. Permafrost is located on 65% of the country's territory (Siberia, the Far East).
The extreme south of the European part includes mountains Greater Caucasus. The south of Siberia is occupied by Altai and Sayan. northeastern part Far East and Siberia is rich in medium-altitude mountain ranges. On the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kuril Islands- volcanic areas.
The population of Russia by 2013 was 143 million people. Representatives of over 200 nationalities live in the country. Of these, Russians make up about 80%. The rest are Tatars, Chuvashs, Bashkirs, Ukrainians, Chechens, Mordovians, Belarusians, Yakuts and many others.
Russian peoples speak 100 or more languages related to Indo-European, Uralic, Altaic language families. The most common spoken languages are Russian (state), Belarusian, Ukrainian, Armenian, Tatar, German, Chuvash, Chechen and others.
Russia is home to the largest Orthodox population in the world - 75% of Russians. Other common denominations are: Islam, Buddhism, Judaism.
In my own way state structure Russia belongs to a federal republic of the presidential type. It consists of 83 subjects, including:
- regions - 46,
- republics - 21,
- edges - 9,
— cities of federal significance — 2,
— autonomous districts — 4,
- autonomous region - one.
Russia has a huge tourism potential. However, this area is still waiting for its development. On the this moment, in addition to the usual resort tourism, a new direction is developing, for example, rural tourism. There are various types of rural tourism: ethnographic, agricultural, ecological, educational, culinary (gastronomic), fishing, sports, adventure, educational, exotic, health and combined.
Rural tourism (agrarian tourism) is, first of all, the nature surrounding from all sides, architectural monuments and historical places. Rooster singing in the morning and fresh milk for dinner, natural food and tourist routes abounding in beautiful views, holy springs, monasteries, deposits, the beauty of forests and fields, fishing on the lake, acquaintance with rural life, with traditional crafts, the opportunity to join the village environment and cultural heritage, hiking, cycling and horseback riding. In addition, rural tourism raises the role of local history.
This type of tourism flourishes in Europe, while in Russia it is still an incomprehensible curiosity, however, there are more and more people who want to relax in the country style.
Such a vacation away from the hustle and bustle of the city gives a huge boost of energy.
xxx: James Cameron descended in a small hydro-capsule into Lake Baikal, watched fish and other animals
xxx: He later admitted that he drew inspiration from the creation of sea monsters that will be in Avatar 2
yyy: He should have dived into the Moscow River :)
For more than 40 years, the BPPM has been poisoning Lake Baikal with its effluents, and it was because of this that it was stopped. But now everything can start again. And this means that 120 thousand cubic meters of waste will be poured into Baikal every day! This lake is a world heritage, and its fresh water reserves belong to us and our children!
When deciding to resume the work of the plant, no one thought about the well-being of people. In a couple of years, the BPPM will still be closed, and people will again be driven out into the street. And most importantly, precious time will be lost, during which Baikalsk could become a tourist Mecca.
Come to the rally! Important social decision should not be taken without us!
The rallies will take place:
Irkutsk: March 20 at 13:00 Trud Sports Palace
St. Petersburg: March 27 at 12.00, Pushkinskaya metro station, square in front of the Youth Theater.
Moscow: March 28 at 13.00, Bolotnaya Square.
There is an icy lake in the middle of hell. The water there is so cold that a piece of hot metal thrown into the lake instantly turns into ice.
It is impossible to see this lake - anyone who comes too close to it freezes their eyes before they can see this lake.
Sinners sit in the lake - workers public utilities turning off hot water in summer...
Everyone knows that Lake Baikal is located near Irkutsk and many
dream of being there. A certain citizen Sidorov also did not differ
originality and, being on a business trip in Irkutsk, dreamed of visiting
on Baikal. However, he did not have free time, and his dream would never
did not come true if the flight of the aircraft on which he was not canceled
should fly back home.
The flight was delayed for 3 hours, and happy gr. Sidorov rushed to the carrier,
so that he would take him to Baikal (note that it was deep night).
The taxi driver agrees, but the guy is not a fool, go to Baikal at night,
and winding 20 km across the expanses of the city of Irkutsk, brings gr. Sidorov on
local reservoir.
In order to get to the water, you need to dig quite a bit.
swampy
terrain.
Gr. Sidorov, rolling up his trousers, chapaet through the swamp, gets to the water
"the purest Angarsk reservoir", scoops up water, washes with water
face and with a happy smile on his face says:
"HELLO, GRANDFATHER BAIKAL!!!"
The taxi driver, dying of laughter, crawls into his car.
Returning back to the airport, c. Sidorov paid off a lot of money to the driver, for
realization of your dream. The taxi driver was very pleased and invited more
visit their glorious city of Irkutsk and the most beautiful Lake Baikal.
An emergency happened on the International Space Station today.
incident - light smoke was detected, as a result of which
members of the space expedition were forced to wear protective
masks and special gloves.
"Again those Russians were smoking indoors!" - foreigners complain
astronauts.
"Where else can we smoke?" - the Russian crew members justify themselves.
After a long wait, flights of American reusable spacecraft have finally resumed. Shuttle Discovery docked safely with the International Space Station. It is planned to carry out large volumes of important scientific research. Examination of the surface of the shuttle with a manipulator with a video camera for damage. Spacewalk of astronauts for visual inspection of the shuttle and search for places with fallen off thermal insulation tiles. Flyby of the ISS on Discovery so that the crew of the International Space Station can inspect the shuttle and try to locate the damage. Launch of an experimental microsatellite designed to search for cracks and chips on the skin of the shuttle. Inspection of the American spacecraft with the largest ground-based telescopes in order to detect damage on it. Unfortunately, the time allotted for this vital research is limited, since the primitive Russian Progresses could not deliver to the ISS the amount of food, water and air that is necessary for the long-term work of seven American astronauts, and those 5 tons of cargo that they brought shuttle, consist of parts and tools needed to repair it. After docking with the station, the shuttle's captain, female astronaut Eileen Collins, delivered a lengthy welcoming speech that lauded the power of American technology and cooperation with Russia in space exploration. The ISS Commander, Sergei Krikalev, made a very brief response speech. Unfortunately, some difficulties arose with its translation, and the best linguists in the United States are now working on it.
yyy: But the Caspian Sea is called a sea, not a lake)
yyy: but about UNESCO, thanks) I mixed it up)
xxx: geographically this is a lake)))
yyy: but it's called the sea
xxx: it's like being gay... everyone calls him a woman, but biologically he's a man)))
yyy: well, we agreed that the caspian sea is gay)))
xxx: you tell that to the sailors of the Caspian fleet)))
yyy: your metaphor was, you speak)
xxx: then i'll be gay...(((
xxx: more precisely, they will make me...
Every week, the European Space Agency (ESA) publishes on its website a photo of some amazing corner of the world. The satellite that sends images to Earth has already flown over many countries, including Russia, more than once. How does this huge “space camera” see our country?
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Taiga, rivers, volcanoes, megacities and a lot of snow - that's how Russia appears in pictures from orbit. Over the past ten years, the satellite has managed to fly over Samoilovsky Island in the delta of the Lena River, to capture smoke from huge forest fires that choked the whole country in the summer of 2010, sail over St. Petersburg, photograph Lake Ladoga, capture formidable ice Baltic Sea and at the same time visit the Baltic in the summer. From the height of the satellite flight, blue-green algae on the surface of the Baltic Sea resemble a huge intricate pattern.
North-west of the Russian Arctic - the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Pechora Sea.
The satellite did not deprive the north-west of Russia of its attention: here it photographed the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Pechora Sea. And of course, the spacecraft has already seen the mighty expanses of Kamchatka and even Klyuchevskaya Sopka, the highest active volcano in Eurasia. He also made breathtaking shots of the Yenisei and the Amur. Traveling across Russia, the ESA apparatus even reached the Far East, where it captured the coast of the Sea of Japan and the Sikhote-Alin volcanic field.
Baltic sea in winter.
Summer Baltic. Blue-green algae are visible on the surface of the sea.
The Amur River and the Russian-Chinese border.
Eastern coast of Kamchatka. In the center is Klyuchevskaya Sopka, the highest active volcano in Eurasia.
