By: Jack and Peter

Population Statistics:  141,945,966 people.  About 21.5 people per square miles

Religions  The 4 main Religions:  Christianity  Islam  Buddhism  Judaism

Information on Government  Used to be Communist  Federal semi-presidential Republic  President: Dmitry Medvedev  Prime Minister: Vladimir Putin

Information on General Economy  Economy is not so good  Average salary is $640 per month  GPD: Trillion  Growth is 3.8% yearly  13% population below poverty

History of Russia Russia was originally called Rus named by Slavic Tribes. During the 11 th and 12 th centuries, Russia was very unimportant. The Mongols invaded Russia and held it from 1237 to the late 1300’s. Ivan the III kept Russia until the early 1600’s. The Period of Turmoil ‘till Peter the Great and his descendants lasted until Tsars ruled until the early 1900’s when Russia fought in world war 1, world war 2 and then the cold war. The Bolshevik Revelation was in 1907.

Climate Overview  Record low temperature: -68 C/-90.4 F  Hottest Month: July  Coldest Month: January  Summer and Winter only 2 seasons  Spring and Fall just transitions  Most natural resources on Earth

Geography  Very northern country of Asia  About 17,098,300 square kilometers  About 6,592,800 square miles  Mountainous, flat and forestry

Language and Keywords  Language: Russian  Keywords:  DA: yes  No=No  Primeat= Hello  En= Hey  Я не говорю на русском (YA ne govoryu na russkom) = I don’t speak Russian  Где я могу найти…(Gde ya mogu naĭti...) = Where do i find…

Currency and Exchange Rate  Currency: Rubles (RUB)  1 RUB = USD

Requirements For Visiting  Visa needed: $36 for 2  Shots needed:  Tetanus  Hepatitis A  Hepatitis B  Tick-borne Encephalitis

Best Time to Visit  July- October.  Low tourism: October – November  Cold: December – May  Coldest country in the world

Information on Regional Foods and Delicacies  Water is bad  Restaurant : Godunov  Famous for the variety of Breads  Stroganoff  Orloff  Kiev

Information On Attractions  Bell tower of Ivan the Great  Cathedral of Christ  Archangel catheters  The Kremlin  Lennis Tomb

Summary  Russia has the worlds largest nuclear bunker. It runs in underground tunnels protected by 6 meters of concrete walls. It was used and monitored 24/7 back in the cold war when they were under the threat of the USA nuking Russia. It had enough food and oxygen to last for 2 weeks. Its now a tourist site  Russia plans to build a high speed railway from Samara to St. Petersburg for the 2018 world cup. It is supposed to cost up to $60 Billion and run for about 30 years.

Itinerary  We will be there for 8 days  Start (2 days): Moscow – visit bell tower of Ivan the Great, Cathedral of Christ, Archangel Cathetres and the Kremlin. Museum and lunch at 4 siter restaurant  Middle(4 days): Krasyana Polyana – Ski resort  End(1 day of traveling back, then getting up early to fly): Fly from Moscow back to America

Expenses  Visa: $36  United flight: $799  Moscow $6.99  Restaurant: $3.36  Sudar: $2.37  Museum + lunch: $58.85  Museums + tomb + lunch: $  Ski Resort: $  Bus ride to Moscow: $2000  Total: about $

Regional Dish  Paroshki

Pictures

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