6. WHAT THE COLORS MEAN
White - peace and honesty
Blue - vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice
Red - hardiness, bravery, strength & valour
9. When meeting Russians shake hands firmly
and say Zdravstvuyte (hello) Dobry dien
(Good day), Dobroye utro (good morning)
and Dobry vecher (good evening)
That’s way different from how we greet each
other here in America.
10. Russian is their language , and their Cyrillic
alphabet includes 33 letters.
Christianity is the main religion in Russia, with
the Russian Orthodox Church claiming 15 to 20
percent of Russia's population
Most of the country’s 120 ethnic groups are small
The capital of Russia is Moscow
The Trans-Siberian railroad is in Russia and it
goes from Moscow to Vladistok
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12. The area is two times bigger than the U.S.A
which is 6,592,849 sq miles
The population is 141,750,000
They have a soccer team
It is the largest country in the world
It is home to the Siberian-wolves
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14. January 1-5
New Year’s Vacation
January 7th
Christmas
February 23rd
Defender of the Motherland Day
March 8th
International Women’s Day
May 1s
Spring and Labor Celebration
May 9th
Victory Day
June 12th
Russia Day
November 4th
Civil Unity Day