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Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c] is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by land area, and extends across eleven time zones; sharing land borders with fourteen countries. [d] Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous country in the world.
The longest walking road is from Cape Town, South Africa, to Magadan, Russia, and is 14,334 miles long. 17. Due to plate tectonics, Alaska moves almost three inches closer to Alaska each year.
Russian writers and philosophers have played an important role in the development of European thought. [4] [5] The Russians have also greatly influenced classical music, [6] ballet, [7] sport, [8] painting, [9] and cinema. [10] The nation has also made pioneering contributions to science and technology and space exploration. [11] [12]
There was also an age-scale structure: children of 10–11 years were called Young Pioneers of the first stage; children of 11–12 years were Young Pioneers of the second stage; young adults of 9–15 years were Young Pioneers of the third stage. Aged 14, Young Pioneers could join the Komsomol, with a recommendation from their Young Pioneer group.
The first person processed at Ellis Island was a 15-year-old girl from Ireland. Google Images was created after Jennifer Lopez wore the green dress at the 2000 Grammys. Lemons float, but limes sink.
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by land area, and extends across eleven time zones; sharing land borders with fourteen countries. Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous country in the world.
The Russian Children's Center "Orlyonok" (Russian: Орлёнок, lit. 'eaglet') is a federal state all-year camp for kids aged 11–16 (school grades 6 through 10). It is located in the Southern Federal District of Russia, on the eastern shore of the Black Sea, Krasnodar Krai, 45 kilometers north-west from Tuapse.
The Russian Federation, commonly known as Russia, is the most extensive country in the world, covering 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), more than an eighth of the Earth's land area. [1]