1. Russia

2. RUSSIA Located: in the continent of Asia and above China Capital City: Moscow President: Vladimir Putin Official Language: Russian

3. RUSSIA Currency: Russian Ruble Climate: 4 seasons, very cold winters, warm summers Temperature throughout the 4 Seasons ranges from 23* F – 75* F Snowy winters and rainy summers Travel: From USA to Germany, Germany to Russia Totaling about 16 hours of flying

4. Places to Visit Trans-Siberian Railway Lake Baikal Suzdal

5. Places to Visit Moscow Kremlin Hermitage Museum Saint Basil’s Cathedral

6. Education General education is free and available to all Have mostly state schools but private schools have recently been establish. Starts at preschool before the age 6 3 stages of compulsory general education Primary Education- 4 years Basic General Education- 5 years Secondary Education- 2 to 3 years General education is 34 weeks of the year, 27-36 hours of study per week School year is from September 1 to the beginning of June

7. Education Same educational goals as the USA Russian language, foreign languages, mathematics, history, politics, natural sciences Citizens of the Russian federations have the right to receive basic general education in their native languages After first 2 stages of education students take a final exam Given a certificate Secondary education, vocational education, or nonuniversity level higher education

8. Culture & Food Known for architecture, ballet, and operas. Folk Music Folk Dance – Kalinka Folk Dance 5 components of a Russian meal Potatoes Bread Eggs Meat (especially beef) Butter Popular meal is beef stroganov – pieces of beef prepared with cream sauce Anna Pavlova

9. Learning Styles & Powerpoint Skills Visual- powerpoint, pictures, and video Auditory- speaking and video Conceptual- learning Russian words Hyperlink Different Colors Few bullets per slide Did not read word for word off the slides

10. Sources http://www.expatica.ru/education/school/The-education- system-in-Russia_15732.html http://www.expatica.ru/education/school/The-education- system-in-Russia_15732.html http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-russia/ http://www.waytorussia.net/WhatIsRussia/RussianFood.ht ml http://www.waytorussia.net/WhatIsRussia/RussianFood.ht ml