About Russia
It is noted that the Russian Federation is the most impressive and largest of the 21 republics that create up the Commonwealth of Independent States. It occupies most of eastern Europe and north Asia, stretching from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east, and from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black Sea and the Caucasus in the south. It is bordered by Norway and Finland in the northwest; Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania in the west; Georgia and Azerbaijan in the southwest; and Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and North Korea aextensive the southern border.Russia has to this day for the majority of years been a land of mystery and intrigue to Westerners. For hundreds of years, depending on the direction of political winds, Russia has to this day been an enigma, a friend, or an enemy of the West.
It is known to be a miraculous country and still mysterious to the majority of foreigners, with the majority of cultural and historic treasures, unspoiled nature; and industrious, bright and hospitable people. Russia mothered Peter and Catherine the Wonderful, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Pushkin, Tchaikovsky, Nabokov, in the midst of others, who have conacknowledgment and tributed to the rich cultural heritage.
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