Russia: The world's biggest country

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The continent of Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, inhabited by over 4 billion people. Asia includes the world's most populous country, China, and Russia, the world's largest country. Asia's borders lie to the west of Africa and Europe and the Pacific Ocean to the east. 

Let us know some such things about Asia and Russia, the largest country of the world, which will prove helpful in increasing your information.

Russia, which stretches over a vast expanse of Eastern Europe and North Asia. Russia, the major republic of the U.S.S.R. (the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) or the Soviet Union, became an independent country in December 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

 

Russia, by far the largest country in the world, is almost twice the area of ​​Canada, the second largest. It extends to the whole of North Asia and the eastern part of Europe, which has 11 time zones.

And encompasses a large range of environment and landforms, from deserts to deep forests and arctic tundra. Russia includes the Volga, Europe's longest river, and its largest lake, Ladoga. Russia is also home to the world's deepest lake Baikal.

 

The inhabitants of Russia are quite diverse. Most of the ethnicities are Russian, but more than 120 other ethnic groups also exist, speak several languages ​​and follow religious and cultural traditions. Most of the Russian population is concentrated in the European part of the country, especially in the fertile region around the capital Moscow. Moscow and St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) are the two most important cultural and financial centers in Russia and among the most picturesque cities in the world. However, Russians are also populated in Asia.

 

Climate:

Russia is anchored to the north and east by the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, and has small portions in the northwest in St. Petersburg on the Baltic Sea and in the isolated Russian territory of Kaliningrad which includes Poland and Lithuania.

South Russia borders with North Korea, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia. In the south-west and west it falls within the border of Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia and Estonia as well as Finland and Norway.

On the basis of geological structure and relief, Russia can be divided into two main parts - western and eastern - roughly along the line of the Yenise River. In the western part, which occupies about two-fifths of the total area of ​​Russia, the lowland plains only prevail over vast areas broken by vast hills and plateaus. A large part of the area in the eastern part is mountainous, although there are some extensive lowland areas. Given these topical factors, Russia can be divided into six main relief zones: the Kola-Karelian region, the Russian Plains, the Ural Mountains, the West Siberian Plain, the Central Siberian Plateau, and the mountains to the south and east.

 

Government Politics:

It is similar to the United States. President of russia "President of the executive" The big difference is that the President of Russia has the ability to dissolve Duma (Duma is like the Indian Parliament). If the government is not working properly, it can remove all of them and start an election. But no law can pass without Duma, so time has the most importance. The president may present laws but cannot vote on them. The Prime Minister of Russia is the head of Duma. He is usually appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Duma for his position. The Prime Minister of Russia gets to appoint all the officials (who work with the President). The Prime Minister of Russia also decides the agenda on which bills will be discussed and which will be voted on. The prime minister can call for a vote of confidence. Gain confidence. If the vote of confidence fails, he is requested to report to the President and request that he terminate the Duma.

 

Overview of the History of Russia

The region that is today the country of Russia has been inhabited by people for thousands of years. The first modern state in Russia was established in 862 by Rurik, the king of Rus, who was made the ruler of Novgorod. A few years later, Ras conquered the city of Kiev and started the kingdom of Kiwan Ras. In the 10th and 11th centuries European Europe became a powerful empire in Europe, reaching its zenith under Vladimir the Great and Yaroslav I Wise. During the 13th century the Mongols, led by Battu Khan, overthrew the region and eliminated Kievan Rus.

In 1613, Mikhail Romanov established the Romanov dynasty that would rule Russia for many years. Under the rule of Czar Peter the Great (1689–1725), the Russian Empire continued to expand. It became a major force throughout Europe. Peter the Great moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg. During the 19th century, Russian culture was at its peak.

After the First World War, in 1917, the people of Russia fought under the leadership of the Tsars. Vladimir Lenin led the Bolshevik Party in the revolution to overthrow the Czar. Civil war broke out in 1918. Linen won favor and the Communist State of the Soviet Union was born in 1922. After Lenin's death in 1924, Joseph Stalin captured power.

During World War II, Russia initially aligned with the Germans. However, the Germans invaded Russia in 1941. More than 20 million Russians were killed in World War II, including More than 2 million Jewish people were involved.

In 1949, the Soviet Union developed nuclear weapons. An arms race developed between Russia and the US in the name of the Cold War. The Soviet economy was subject to communism and separatism. In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed and many of its member states declared independence. The remaining region became the country of Russia.

 

Description of flag

On 11 December 1993, the flag of Russia was adopted. It is a "tricolor" flag with three horizontal strips of white (above), blue (middle), and red (below).

 

 

 

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