My country

1. My country.

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• RUSSIA LIES IN THE EASTERN PART OF EUROPE AND THE NORTHERN PART OF ASIA. THE VAST
TERRITORY OF RUSSIA IS WASHED BY THE ARCTIC, THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC OCEANS.
RUSSIA BORDERS ON MONGOLIA, CHINA, FINLAND AND OTHER COUNTRIES. RUSSIA IS RICH IN
DEPOSITS OF MINERALS. MINERAL RESOURCES OF RUSSIA INCLUDE OIL, GAS, COAL, IRON, GOLD
AND MANY OTHERS. THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN RUSSIA, ONE OF THE LEADING POWERS IN
THE WORLD, IS A PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLIC.
• RUSSIA, THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, WITH THE TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 17 MILLION
SQUARE KILOMETERS, IS LOCATED IN EASTERN EUROPE AND NORTH ASIA, RUSSIA STRETCHES
FROM THE BALTIC SEA TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AND FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN TO THE BLACK
SEA. IT IS BORDERED BY NORWAY, FINLAND, MONGOLIA, CHINA THE FORMER REPUBLICS OF THE
USSR. THE VOLGA, THE COUNTRY’S MOST IMPORTANT RIVER, FLOWS INTO THE CASPIAN SEA.
AMONG THE LONGEST MOUNTAIN CHAINS OF RUSSIA ARE THE URALS, SEPARATIONS EUROPE
FROM ASIA. RUSSIA IS A HIGHLY-INDUSTRIALIZED-AGRARIAN COUNTRY, WITH VAST MINERAL
RESOURCES. THREE-QUARTERS OF THE REPUBLIC’S MINERAL WEALTH IS CONCENTRATED IN
SIBERIA AND INCLUDES OIL, NATURAL GAS, COAL, GOLD AND OTHER NON FERROUS METALS.
THE POPULATION ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE, PRODUCE GRAIN, MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS.
• RUSSIA IS A PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLICS THE JUDICIAL POWER IN THE COUNTRY BELONGS TO THE
FEDERAL ASSEMBLY.

4.

Flag
Сoat of arms
Аnthem

5. The Flag

THE FLAG
THE FLAG OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IS A TRICOLOR FLAG CONSISTING OF THREE
EQUAL HORIZONTAL FIELDS; WHITE ON THE TOP, BLUE IN THE MIDDLE AND RED ON
THE BOTTOM.
THE FLAG WAS FIRST USED AS AN ENSIGN FOR RUSSIAN MERCHANT SHIPS AND ONLY
BECAME OFFICIAL IN 1696. THE FLAG CONTINUED TO BE USED BY THE RUSSIAN
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT AFTER THE TSAR WAS TOPPLED IN THE FEBRUARY
REVOLUTION AND WAS NOT REPLACED UNTIL THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION WHICH
ESTABLISHED THE RUSSIAN SOCIALIST FEDERATIVE SOVIET REPUBLIC - THE WORLD'S
FIRST CONSTITUTIONALLY SOCIALIST STATE. FROM THAT TIME PERIOD, A 1:2 RED
FLAG FEATURING THE ABBREVIATED NAME "RSFSR" ("РСФСР") WAS USED, UNTIL
REPLACED IN 1954 WITH THE UNIVERSAL DESIGN OF THE SOVIET FLAG WITH A BLUE
STRIPE ALONG THE MAST. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE DISSOLUTION OF THE SOVIET
UNION IN 1991 THAT THE TRICOLOR WAS BROUGHT BACK AS THE OFFICIAL FLAG OF THE
NEW RUSSIAN FEDERATION. THE MODERN ERA FLAG UNDERWENT A PROPORTION
CHANGE IN 1993 AND HAS BEEN OFFICIAL SINCE 2000.
THIS IS THE FLAG OF RUSSIAN TSAR (1693)

6. The coat of arms

THE COAT OF ARMS
The coat of arms of the Russian Federation derives from the earlier coat
of arms of the Russian Empire which was abolished with the Russian
Revolution in 1917 and restored in 1993 after the constitutional crisis.
Though modified more than once since the reign of Ivan III (1462–1505),
the current coat of arms is directly derived from its mediaeval original,
with the double-headed eagle having Byzantine and earlier antecedents
from long before the emergence of any Russian state. The
general chromatic layout corresponds to the early fifteenth-century
standard. The shape of the eagle can be traced back to the reign of Peter
the Great(1682–1725), although the eagle charge on the present coat of
arms is golden rather than the traditional, imperial black.

7. The anthem

THE ANTHEM
Russia – our sacred homeland,
Russia – our beloved country.
A mighty will, great glory –
These are your heritage for all time!
Chorus:
Be glorious, our free Fatherland,
Age-old union of fraternal peoples,
Ancestor-given wisdom of the people!
Be glorious, our country! We are proud of you!
From the southern seas to the polar lands
Spread are our forests and fields.
You are unique in the world, one of a kind –
This native land protected by God!
Chorus
Wide spaces for dreams and for living
Are opened for us by the coming years
Our strength is derived through our loyalty to the
Fatherland.
Thus it was, thus it is and thus it always will be!