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Be sure to include capital, population(place) and language(place). = **Location:** = Russia is by Poland, Ukraine, Kazakstan and the capital Moscow 55.05 degrees North latitude and 38.50 East longitude. = **Place:**﻿ = = = = = = = = =
 * **5 Themes Analysis**
 * Physical Traits:**The temperature ranges from really cold winters from the Arctic up north, and hot summers down south. Since Russia is the biggest contintent it has icy tundras, beaches, forest, grasslands and lakes as well.
 * Human Traits:** The main religion of Russia is Russia ordothox. The rest are non bielevers.
 * Foods:****﻿**
 * soups
 * salads
 * meats
 * fish
 * vegetables
 * pies/pancakes

= = = = = = = **﻿** = = **Human-Environment Interaction:** = Russia is cold and could be warm, February being the coldest month during the winter. It gets humid in some parts of Russia Moscow being one of them. They wear typical winter clothes hats, winter jackets and when its warm they wear the clothes we wear jeans and a t-shirt. The rain is light but gets harder when you're in the mountains. ( 79 inches) During World War II 23.000 churches were destroyed due to the battles. Starting in 1991 to 2010 Russia has been building new churches More than half of Russia struggles with air and water pollution. They are constantly updating their cities by building more buildings, roads, churches.
 * Drinks:**
 * vodka
 * kuass
 * tea
 * coffee

= **Movement:** =

-Music: Russia has many varieties of songs like Folk Music. media type="youtube" key="R8KMRXMgNpY" height="345" width="420"
 * -Transportation: ** Russia is a busy country and has railroad systems as a dominent transportation. Cars and airports are used but not as much as railroad stations.

-Political Review:
President: Dmitry Medvedev Prime Minister: Vladimir Putin ~Russian Parties~ 1. United Russia: Conservatism 2. Communist Party of Russian Federation: Communism 3. Liberal Democratic Party of Russia: Nationalism

-Russian Fashion : Since it is mostly cold in Russia, winter attire is a necessity like hats, coats, gloves and boats.

-Currency
The currency in Russia are called roubles and kopecks.

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kopecks on the right **Trade: Import/Export****﻿****﻿** ||||  ||||||||   ||

= **Region:** =

Russia is divided into 46 provinces and 21 republics. All of which are run by a federation Government with Dmitry Medvedev as the president.
Russia's climate varys by region. In the far north it is cold tundras and in the eastern part of the country it is warm and humid. As you move west it gets cool especialy near the Black Sea. Russia is home to the largest (31,722 km2 [12,248 sq mi]), deepest (average depth of 744 metres) and oldest (over 30 million years olf) freshwater lake in the world, Lake Baikal. //Russia's location within the world Russia's 46 provinces and 21 republics Lake Baikal//
 * = **Trip Itinerary** =

St. Petersbug is a very historical city in Russia. The city was established in the early 1700's. They still have a few original buildings from the 1700's. The historical sites in St. Petersburg look very fascinating. Every building has some kind of history behind it. They have a very advanced rail system that would be a great way to get there. //The city of St. Petersburg// Kizhi Island is an island that has many wooden churches. The oldest church is home to Kizhi Island and has been preserved since the 14th century. Kizhi Island is now an open air museum were tourist can go and visit.
 * St. Petersburg: **
 * Kizhi Island: **

Is the capital of Russia. Moscow has changed a lot since the Soviet period most popular place to visit at is [|Tverskaya Street]. because of all the restaurants, expensive shops nightclubs and bars attract many people that visit. Krasnaya Polyana is a ski resort nearby Adler city. It will take two hours and thirty minutes to go from Moscow to the resort on plane. This is a famous ski resort and it will be fun to be skiing even if its the first time. //﻿// ||
 * Moscow: **
 * Krasnaya Polyana **