7 Interesting Facts About Russian (Soviet Union)
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It extends 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, Azov, and Caspian seas in the south. Russia shares a border with 14 countries: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, China, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and North Korea.
Russia is the world’s largest country by area. It covers 17 million sq km (6.6 million sq miles), accounting for more than one-ninth of Earth’s terrestrial area. Russia is home to Oymyakon, the coldest inhabited place on Earth. On 6th February 1933, its weather station recorded a temperature of -67.8 °C. The world’s largest forest is located in the Siberian taiga. Russian territory is huge, and the majority of it is Siberia. In other words, Russia is 60% forest. What’s more interesting, half of that forest is totally uninhabited by humans. Siberia is a large region in Northern Russia. While it makes up 77% of the land, only 20% of Russian people live in Siberia due to the harsh conditions. Russia’s Lake Baikal is the deepest in the world and contains about 20% of the world’s unfrozen freshwater. The Trans-Siberian Railway crosses 8 time zones, goes through 87 cities and towns, and crosses 16 rivers including the Volga, a total of 5,772 miles. Russia has more time zones than any other country in the world. It used to have 11, but this was culled in 2010 to ‘only’ nine. Around 20% of all the trees in the entire world are in Russia. That ends up being around 640 billion trees. The famous cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin journeyed into outer space in 196, and he is famous in Russia. The metro station in Moscow is the fourth busiest metro station in the world. and Tokyo. More than 2 billion people ride the metro each year in Russia. The only busier metro stations are in Seoul and Shanghai. Moscow is home to more billionaires than almost any other city. It has 73 billionaires and ranks behind only New York (82) and Hong Kong (75). Russia Has 12 Active Volcanos! Of those volcanos, Kamchatka is one of the most commonly visited due to its accessible location.
While females in Russia make up 54% of the population, males only make up 46% Why is there such a big difference in the population.
To Russians, smiling is a sign of weakness and not showing one’s true feelings. Russians do smile at people they know well and care about.
In addition to not giving out an even number of flowers, Russians also believe you should not wear clothes inside out. If you put your clothes on inside out, the Russians believe you will be beaten.
Russia Is Home To A Lot Of Famous Literature. Many famous literary writers have a museum dedicated to them that you can visit in Russia.
Folk dancing is an important part of Russian history and Russian culture. Khorovod is one of the most common types of Russian folk
Although this game gained world popularity, the first edition of Tetris was invented in 1984 in the USSR by programmer and scientist Alexey Pazhitnov.
Moscow’s Kremlin is the biggest active medieval fortress in the world. Its territory spans more than 27 hectares (67 acres). Russia and the United States are separated by just (Alaska) 4km of water. Indeed, in the middle of the Bering Strait are two islands.
Home to the world’s largest university building – Moscow State University. The Hermitage Museum is the largest and oldest museum in the world.
Russian brides go on a city tour after getting married. It’s tradition for a newly married couple to go on a city tour immediately following the ceremony.
Many people don’t know that the game, Tetris, was invented in Russia. In 1984, Alexey Pajitnov developed the first version of Tetris for the Electronika 60 computer. The game quickly caught on and spread throughout Russia. By 1987, the game was released in Europe and North America, and it became one of the most popular computer games in the world.

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