By: Zoe Antipas,Samantha Beebe, and,
Christian Victorino
Russia is mostly in Asia but, its capital, Moscow is in Europe.
Russia is the largest country and it covers 9 time zones, all climate
zones except tropical.
www.nationalreview.com
Russia has an interesting language. Hello in
Russian is zdravstvuyte and thank you is spasibo.
Please is pozhaluysta and good day is dobryy den.
Good morning is dobroye utro and good night is
dobroy nochi.
rusembindia.com
People in the Caucus mountain regions have been
making wine for as long as 7,000 years. Today,
people in Russia still love good food and drinks.
Do you know what Caviar is? It’s a food made of
salted fish eggs.
russianfestival.stvladimiraami.org
imgshout.com
larkinam.com
People in Russia use many of the instruments that are
used in North America and Europe. But they also have
some instruments of their own. The balalaika is
considered the national instrument of Russia. It sort of
looks like a guitar but different. Another old-fashioned
instrument is the gusli. It has up to 36 strings. People
play these instruments by plucking the strings with both
hands.
www.ebay.com
Russian folk dance was and still is an important part of Russian
culture. Some of the first Russian folk music and dance appeared
around the 10th century. In turn, culture mix of music and dance
helped develop Russian folk dance. Typically, the upper classes
would watch performers rather than participate in dances.
Costumes were beautifully designed with great detail. Typically the
clothing was based on specific events, such as holidays, and would
vary between these events.
nancyemmert.co
www.barynya.com
Some Russian art pieces are , Faberge eggs, Nesting dolls,
Painted boxes, and Golden khokhloma. Faberge eggs are
like Easter eggs , but very decorative ones. Nesting dolls
are like regular dolls, But when you pull one of them apart
instead of it being hollow inside, it has another doll inside.
People in Russian villages are famous for painted boxes.
They make the boxes out of paper mache, then they paint
beautiful pictures on them. Russian towns make another
type of art. It is known as Khokhloma. Artists from these
towns carve wood into vases, candle sticks, and other
items. Then they paint them with bright colors including,
red, green, and gold.
www.hihostels.com
www.adpic-images.com
New Year’s day is the most popular holiday in Russia.
Some families place glass balls or other glass
ornaments on their Christmas tree. Easter is the most
important Russian Orthodox holiday. Feasts are held in
homes all through out the week.
happynewyeareve.com
hdwallpapers.cat
Traditional Russian clothing was designed Russian women’s and
emotional . Russian costumes are not only beautiful, there are
also convenient in wearing because they were created for work
without restricting freedom of movement.. The variety of color
for traditional costume display for beauty and ethnic diversity.
Red fabric cloth was considered to be the nattiest one, and, by
the way, The Russian word “beautiful” comes from the word
“krasny”, the Russian word for “red”. Homemade canvas and
wool clothes decorated with embroidery or woven pattern have
been used most often for traditional peasant costumes.
Embroidery came in different ornaments.
study-russian.net
www.ebay.ie
armstreet.com
Russians are very active in the Summer. Cities are really populated
with high temperatures. A lot of individuals leave the city for a
little walk in the country and by the water. For instance, many
frequent dachas or unheated wooden cottages. Along with escaping
dachas, Russians also escape to areas by water. They enjoy
swimming, boating, and fishing for recreation.
www.outdoorhub.com
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
www.globalgiants.com
www.dailymail.co.uk
Russian transportation is very interesting to some
Americans. Railways such as the Trans Siberian
Railroad. Railways move half of all passenger traffic
in Russia. A few highways link cities. Water
transportation is important both by sea, river, and
canal. In the Summer people travel long distances
across Russia on passenger boats. There are flights
to most world capitals and major Russia cities.
neftegaz.ru
Compare and Contrast:
America is very different from
Russia.
Summary:
There are lots of Russian folk tales.
Some of them are Little Round
Bun, Little Snow Girl, The White
Duck, Snow Maiden, and, The Cat
and The Cock.
Any questions or
comments?