Russia is a transcontinental country that extends over much of northern Eurasia. It is by far the largest country in the world and spans twelve time zones.
It is home to over 142 million people which makes it the ninth largest country by population.
Russia is bordered by:
1. Northwest - Finland and Norway
2. West - Poland, Estonia, Belarus, Ukraine and Latvia
3. Southwest - Azerbaijan and Georgia
4. South - China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan
5. Southeast - North Korea and China
Russia is a country rich in natural resources such as gas, oil, coal, gold and platinum but despite its size, most of the country lacks the proper soils and climates suitable for agriculture.
Climate
There are vast climate ranges in Russia, from sub-humid, semiarid (steppe) climate in the south to variable weather patterns and large seasonal temperature changes (continental) in most of European Russia. Siberia is subarctic with long, very cold winters and brief, warm summers. The polar north has a tundra climate with no month having an average temperature of 10°C or higher.
Tourism
Since the collapse of the former Soviet Union in 1991, tourism in Russia has been growing rapidly.
The most popular cities are Moscow and St. Petersburg, likely because they have some of the most famous attractions in Russia.
If you're traveling to Russia, you are required to purchase a visa beforehand as well as having a valid passport.
Attractions
The Red Square - the most famous city square in Moscow and often considered the central square of Russia.
The Kremlin - a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow which serves as the official residence of the President of Russia.
The State Hermitage Museum - one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, with 3 million works of art.
St. Basil's Cathedral - a multi-tented church on the Red Square in Moscow that also features distinctive onion domes.
The Peter and Paul Cathedral - lies inside a fortress of the same name which is the first and oldest landmark in St. Petersburg.
The Summer Palace - the Russian royal residences in Saint Petersburg.
The Church of the Savior on Blood - one of the main Russian Orthodox churches of St. Petersburg.
The Russian Museum - the largest repository of Russian fine art in St. Petersburg.
1 comments:
Russia possesses generous tourism resources, but is somewhat lacking in ideas of how to render them available to consumers through the provision of business services. The variety of touristic resources per se is not a guarantee of a successful tourism industry. Over 60% of Russian territory is occupied by the north, an out-of-the-way land of natural and cultural extremes. Evidently, the notion of northern tourism requires a new approach to producing tourism products.
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