Russia can be divided into five main physical-geographic regions: the East European Plain, extending from the western borders of Russia to the Urals, the Ural Mountains themselves, the West Siberian Plain between the Urals and the Yenisei, the Central Siberian Highlands – the area between the Yenisei and Lena rivers – and the mountainous regions… Read More »
In the eastern part of the republic is the city of Pudozh. It stands on the banks of the Vodla River, 25 km from its confluence with Lake Onega. You can get to Pudozh from Petrozavodsk on a comet along Lake Onega. For the first time, Pudozhskaya Sloboda was mentioned in chronicles under 1382, as… Read More »
Russia is the common name [2] of a country in Europe and Asia, which until 1991 was part of the Soviet Union (USSR). [3] Its official name is the Russian Federation. [4] The territory it occupies is the largest in the world. It has a surface area of 17,075,400 square kilometers, with a wide diversity of climatic zones and geographic regions. The land area of… Read More »
Paul I (1796-1801), who succeeded his mother, evidently unbalanced, represented a sad parenthesis; to Alexander I (1801-25), perhaps partly responsible for the suppression of the mysterious father, now he fell the task of leading Russia before and after the victory over Napoleon, on the way to a moral and social renewal. Everything seemed to herald… Read More »
Russia is a country located in eastern Europe and northern Asia, bordered by Norway, Finland and Ukraine to the west and China to the east. According to homosociety, with a population of over 144 million people, Russia is one of the most populous countries in the world. The capital city of Moscow is known for… Read More »