Here we are with another blog on the series “KNOW OUR WORLD”. In this blog, we will talk about a country, globally famous for its thinkers and artists, including writers like Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky, composers, i.e., Russia.
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, covering over 17 million square kilometres, and encompassing more than one-eighth of Earth’s inhabited land area.
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Let’s discuss some important aspects of this country first.
- Official Name: Russian Federation Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
- Capital city: Moscow
- Religion: Russian Orthodox Christianity
- National Anthem: Gosudarstvennyy Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii (State Anthem of the Russian Federation)
- Language: Russian
- Currency: Russian rouble or ruble (RUB)
- National Flower: Chamomile (unofficial)
- National Bird: Two-headed Eagle (unofficial; appears on the national emblem)
- National animal: Brown Bear (unofficial)
- National Flag:
Flag Rossiskoy Federatsii) is a tricolour flag consisting of three equal horizontal fields: white on the top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom. The flag was first used as an ensign for Russian merchant ships in 1696.
Geography:
- Largest state (by area): Sakha Republic (also known as Yakutia)
- Smallest state (by area): Sevastopol (It is officially a federal city. It is the smallest federal unit of Russia)
- Major mountain peaks: Mount Elbrus (Highest mountain peak in Europe)
Polity:
- President: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
- Prime Minister: Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin
- Major political parties: United Russia, Communist Party, Liberal Democratic Party, A Just Russia, Rodina, Civic Platform
- First Prime Minister: Count Sergei Witte
- First President: Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin
Some Interesting Facts:
- Russians are taught not to smile in school.
- Russians have a lot of superstitions. They believe that from rubbing a dog’s paw (but only with your left hand!) for money.
- Russian brides go on a city tour after getting married.
- If you spent 2 minutes looking at each exhibit in the Hermitage, it would take you 6 years to see everything.
- The village of Suzdal is only 15 square kilometers but has an incredible 53 churches.
- Russia had its own mafia gang wars.
- Russia has domesticated a species of fox.
- Russia has the biggest nuclear arsenal in the world.
So, this is all for this blog. We’ll keep updating you with such interesting blogs in future as well so that you don’t face any difficulty while appearing for competitive exams such as SSC CHSL, NET JRF, etc.
In the next blog, we would be discussing some interesting facts and trivia about the country Thailand. Click here to Know Country – ‘Thailand’.
