Russia+by+Lucy

 __Amazing Foods of Russia__    Wheat and grain are the two biggest staple foods of Russia. Wheat is made into one of Russia’s most famous foods, rye bread. Russian rye bread is famous throughout the world for its spongy texture and delicious taste. Russian bread is first served with almost every meal. Wheat is also made into “bliny”, and considered the pride of Russian food. Bliny’s recipe has been passed down since the ninth century and resembles pancakes. Bliny is often served with jam or honey. Grain is made into many Russian dishes; one of the most famous is “kasha”. Kasha is a type of gruel made from different cereals. It can be served thick or thin. Kasha is a thousand year old dish. So as you can see wheat and grain are Russia’s greatest staple foods.



Land Area: 17,075,200

Population: 140,702,096

Major Ethnic Groups are: Russian-79.8%, Tatar-3.8%, Other-12.1%

Currency: Russian Ruble

Literacy Rate: 99.4% 

Relative Location: Northern Asia, bordering Arctic Ocean, in Europe and Asia.

Currency: Russian Ruble

President of Russian Federation: Dmitry A. Medvedev

Russian Recipes: [|Tomato Salad] [|Pizza] [|Pirozhki]

Russian News: [|Russia Today]

<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(255,141,0); font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Type of Government: Federation

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #ffffff;">The president is the head of the federation. He appoints the prime minister with the parliament's approval. After Russia gained their independence from the Soviet Union they have put together a government. The legislative power is with the two chambers of the <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #ffffff;">[|Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation] <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #ffffff;">which has the State Duma, the lower house and the Federation Council, the upper house. They are both located in Moscow.

<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(133,0,255); font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Fun Facts: All Russian women and girl names end in an "a". Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and holds 1/5 of all the fresh water in the world. It is in southern Russia.