RUSSIAFernanda GonzálezPaulina DíazMa. Raneé SoriaSofía PalaciosJessica GonzálezDiana Leyva

The flag consists of three colors: white, blue and red.

FLAG

State flag day of the Russian federation is celebrated on August 22nd.

The white represents chivalry, freedom, nobility, grandeur and sincerity.

White

The blue represents honor, truth, commitment, and purity.

BLUE

Red represents courage and love.

RED

COUNTRY:Russia

CAPITAL:Moscow

TERRITORY

Area:17,000,000 km2

MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Russia has an extensive coastline of over 37,000 km along the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, as well as along the Baltic Sea, Sea of Azov, Black Sea and Caspian Sea.

Oceans:

POPULATION:2010 CENSUS:

142,000,000

POPULATIONDENSITY:

2010 : 8.3/km2

LANGUAGE

Russian

CURRENCY:Russian ruble

MAIN INDUSTRY

Russia is one of the most industrialized countries of the former Soviet republics.

Besides its resource-based industries, Russia has developed large manufacturing capacities, notably in machinery.

A close up of some of the colorful domes of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.

NATIONAL MONUMEN

TS

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Smolensk and its octagonal bell tower at the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow.

NATIONAL HOLIDAYSChristmas is celebrated on January 7th.

Defender of the Fatherland Dayon February 23rd.

International Women's Dayevery March 8th.

TRADITIONAL DRESSThe dress consists of three parts such as the white satin blouse with a red sweater and gold-lined sleeveless jacket with gold embroidery and embellishments. In traditional Russian dress we can see the folk art that conveys the spirit of modern culture and ancient Russia.

TYPICAL FOOD

MUSICGlinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804 – 1857)

-"A Life for the Tsar” in 1836. -"Ruslan and Lyudmila" with a libretto by Pushkin.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840 - 1893

He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballet• The Swan Lake,• Sleeping Beauty• The Nutcracker• Overture• Eugene Onegin.

RELIGION

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

RELIGION CUSTOMS

Their religion customs are:

-To pray

-To go to mass.

THANK YOU Sofía Palacios

Paulina DíazKarla Fernanda

GonzálezJessica González

María Reneé Soria