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Russia is the world's largest country in terms of area.
There are 11 time zones in Russia
Capital: Moscow
Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
Ural Mountains
Extends for over 2000 km/1242 mi from the Arctic Ocean to the Caspian Sea, and is regarded as separating Europe from Asia.
Siberia
A vast region of Russia that extends from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Siberia is known as the Asian part of Russia.
Steppe
A large area of flat grassland.
There are 4 periods of importance in Russia's history:
The Kievan and Appanage Periods(860-1698)
The House of Rurik
Ivan
IV (Ivan the Terrible)--Became the first Russian tsar(czar) in 1547.
The Imperial Period (1698-1917)
The House of Romanov
Peter
I (Peter the Great)
Alexander
II of Russia (1818-1881)
Notable for the abolition of serfdom. He sold Alaska and the Aleutian
Islands to the United States.
Nicholas
II, the last Russian Emperor
Sites to See
Alexander
Place Time Machine
The Soviet Period (1917-1991)
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
The Father of Communism
Mikhail Gorbachev
His changes led to the collapse of the U.S.S.R
The Post-Soviet Period (1991-Present)
President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev
Site to See
Kamchatka: Siberia's Forbidden Wilderness PBS-Living Edens
The volcanoes of this Siberian region, its native creatures, and Bering Island.
The Empire That Was Russia
The photographs of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) offer a vivid portrait of a lost world--the Russian Empire on the eve of World War I and the coming revolution.
The
Face of Russia at PBS
This site covers the breadth of Russian history with lavish graphics
and cameo texts about bits and pieces of Russian history. Contains
lesson plans for elementary through high school grades.
State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia
Artist/Composers
The two major balet companies of Russia are the Kirov Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet.
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky(1840 - 1893)
A towering figure in Russian music and one of the most popular composers in history.
Keeping Score (San Francisco Symphony)
Four Movements-explore the movements of Piotr Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony.
SFA Kids (San Francisco Symphony)
Have fun exploring, enjoy the beautiful orchestra, and play the radio to listen to works by composers such as Bach, Mahler, Rouse and Tchaikovsky.
Adventures to Experience
Cyber Tiger
Build a zoo habitat for a rare Siberian tiger!
The
Riddle of the Russian Lights
Visit the National Geographic site and help an astronaut figure out
why a string of lights zigzags across southern Russia.
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