Interesting Facts about Russia

Russia Interesting Facts

Russia is a country in Europe and Asia, officially the Russian Federation.

Interesting facts about Russia:

Alaska was sold to United States by Russia.
Russia has 11 time zones.
Russian's lake Baikal has more water than any other lake in the world.
Vodka was actually first invented in Poland.
20% of the world's trees are in Russia.
The largest fortress in the world is located in Russia.
Tetris was invented in Russia.
Russian cats are employed at the Hermitage Museum.
Russians are tought not to smile at school.
It would take you 6 years to see everything in the Hermitage Museum, if you spent 2 minutes at each exibit.
The distance between the US and Russia is 4 km.
The first human journeyed into outer space was Russian.
It is possible to visit the head of the Soviet Union - Vladimir Lenin at Red Square.
Saint Petersburg has a great underground.
Russian population speaks at least 270 languages and dialects.
Moscow is home to more billionaires than anywhere else in the world.
The Russian Federation was created in on December 25, 1991.
The most popular animal in Russia is a Siberian Tiger.
Russia is the biggest country in the world.
The longest railway in the world is in Russia.
There are 12 active volcanos in Russia.
One of the world's busiest metros are in Russia.
Russia is the largest country in the world by land mass.
The national dance of Russia is Folk dancing.
The coldest village in the world is in Russia.