I´m going to tell you guys something about Russia.

1. RUSSIARUSSIA
Alejandra Vargas GarcíaAlejandra Vargas García

2. General InformationGeneral Information
• Capital:Moscow
• Official Language: Russian.
• Currency: Russian Ruble.

3. CurrencyCurrency

4. Fun FactsFun Facts

5. Alaska SaleAlaska Sale
• Russia sold Alaska to the United
States in 1867 for $7.2 million
dollars .
• Many Americans said:"We
bought a huge and expensive
farm walruses".

6. Russian last namesRussian last names
• The Russian last names of
people can go on male or
female.
• It goes well with the person.

7. The first person to go intoThe first person to go into
SpaceSpace
• It was Russia, not the United
States the first nation that sent a
man into space(The EE.UU.
Were the first to send a man to
the moon).
• The first person who looked at
our Earth from space was the
Russian Yuri Gagarin.

8. They are very interestingThey are very interesting
• There are 2000 libraries, 100
places dedicated to concerts,
more than 80 theatres, 62
cinemas, 45 art galleries and 221
museums in St. Petersburg
alone.

9. Reserves of unfrozen freshReserves of unfrozen fresh
waterwater
• Russia is a home to a fifth of
global reserves of unfrozen fresh
water.

10. Typical FoodTypical Food
The dishes of Russian cuisine have enough caloriesThe dishes of Russian cuisine have enough calories
in winter because more energy is needed.in winter because more energy is needed.

11. BorschBorsch
• The borsch soup is typical of
Russia contains
beef,potatoes,tomatoes,
cabbage and a variety of meats.

12. ZakuskiZakuski
• Zakuski is a salad that includes
caviar,pickles,fish,meat,
vegetables and egg.

13. StroganoffStroganoff
• The beef stroganoff is a beef cut
into fine pieces with a cream
sauce.

14. ClothingClothing

15. Women DressWomen Dress
• It consists of a white shirt and
red skirt over white apron skirt
sets.
• The heads became a hat called
"kichka"

16. Men ClothesMen Clothes
• It consists of a shirt known as
"kosovorotka", a belt and pants.
• Shirt buttons on the sides,
carrying an embroidered shirt.

17. Tourist PlacesTourist Places

18. St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg
• St. Petersburg: It is the cultural centre of the country.
It offers splendid architectural jewels like the Winter
Palace and the Cathedral of Kazan.

19. MoscowMoscow
• Political,scientific,historical, architectural and
business Center of Russia, exhibits the country's
most extreme contrasts.

20. Museum HermitageMuseum Hermitage
• It is located in the city of
St.Petersburg and here a huge
collection of over 3 million
articles and pieces of different
culture houses.