Physical Map of Russia - Size A1-59.4 x 84.1cm - Paper Laminated

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Main articles: History of Russia and Timeline of Russian history History of Russia, by period [ edit ] Russia, by land area, is larger than the continents of Australia, Antarctica, [5] and Europe; although it covers a large part of the latter itself. Kiev evolved into an empire that ruled most of European Russia for 200 years, then broke up into Ukraine, Belarus and Muscovy. Muscovy’s capital, Moscow, remained a small trading post until the 13th century, when Mongol invasions in the south drove people to settle in Moscow.

According to the 2002 census there are 500,000 Tatars in Siberia, but of these, 300,000 are Volga Tatars who also settled in Siberia during periods of colonization and are thus also non-Indigenous Siberians, in contrast to the 200,000 Siberian Tatars which are Indigenous to Siberia. [96] Of the Indigenous Siberians, the Mongol-speaking Buryats, numbering approximately 500,000, are the most numerous group in Siberia, and they are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic. [97] According to the 2010 census there were 478,085 indigenous Turkic-speaking Yakuts. [98] Other ethnic groups Indigenous to Siberia include Kets, Evenks, Chukchis, Koryaks, Yupiks, and Yukaghirs. At least three species of human lived in southern Siberia around 40,000 years ago: H. sapiens, H. neanderthalensis, and the Denisovans. [23] Chamberlain, Lesley (27 April 2003). "Dark side of the moon". Arlindo-correia.org . Retrieved 11 June 2019. Today's major industrial cities of Noril'sk, Vorkuta, Kolyma and Magadan, were camps originally built by prisoners and run by ex-prisoners. Gutman, Garik (2012). Regional Environmental Changes in Siberia and Their Global Consequences. Springer Netherlands. p.20. ISBN 9789400745698.a b Alexander Akishin (August 17, 2017). "A 3-Hour Commute: A Close Look At Moscow The Megapolis". Strelka Mag. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021 . Retrieved May 23, 2020. Russia, home to over 100,000 rivers, [1] is divided into twenty watershed districts. It has one of the world's largest surface water resources, with its lakes containing approximately one-quarter of the world's liquid fresh water. [20] Russia is second only to Brazil by total renewable water resources. [21] Eight percent of the land is used for arable farming, four percent—for permanent pastures, forty-six percent of the land is forests and woodland, and forty-two percent is used for other purposes. The diversity of cultures in Europe is one of the key reasons it is such a popular tourist destination. If you are looking for lazy summer beaches then Croatia, Greece, Spain and France are just some of the best hot spots for that type of travel. If Skiing is your thing then you might want to get out the maps of Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France and Slovenia. These countries have some of the best skiing in the world and some places you can ski all the year round. A good way to get to these ski fields is to travel by train as the train system in Europe is so good it is hardly affected by snow. buying a Eurail pass is the best way to go and here is a rail map of Europe to show you all the routes and destinations. We have also included a massive Eurail Map.

Travelling Europe is one of life’s pleasures and due to the above mentioned civilization age, it boasts one of the oldest tourism industries also. Being so long established Europe caters well for every type of traveller. Italy, a Southern European country, is home to Rome, one of the world’s oldest cities, and the heart of the once mighty Roman Empire. Italy’s artistic and architectural treasures, including the Colosseum and the Vatican Museums, contribute significantly to its unique cultural identity.

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The Siberian Traps were formed by one of the largest-known volcanic events of the last 251million years of Earth's geological history. Their activity continued for a million years and some scientists consider it a possible cause of the " Great Dying" about 250million years ago, [19] – estimated to have killed 90% of species existing at the time. [20]

The main export of Russia is grain, which is about 6% of the world trade. Other exported products include fish and oil with 3%, meals with 2%, and meat which accounts for less than 1%. [26] Pre-industrial agriculture [ edit ] The Multilingual Far East: An Interview with Professor György Kara". Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute . Retrieved 11 September 2023.

Simon: I'd never been to Moscow before. It was more beautiful than I'd imagined. The sense of power, absolute power, was tangible. The U.S.S.R. fought on the side of the United States in World War II. But soon after the war ended in 1945, relations between the two powers and their allies became strained, leading to what’s known as the Cold War. After decades of conflict, the Cold War ended in 1991 with the break up of the Soviet Union. Russian people and culture Russian Taiga has the world's largest reserves of coniferous wood, but from year to year - as a result of intensive logging - they decrease. Development of hunting, farming (mainly in river valleys). northern Indigenous people. Slavic-origin Russians outnumber all of the Indigenous peoples combined, except in the Republics of Tuva and Sakha. The Russian Arctic stretches for close to 7,000 kilometres (4,300mi) west to east, from Karelia and the Kola Peninsula to Nenetsia, the Gulf of Ob, the Taymyr Peninsula and the Chukchi Peninsula ( Kolyma, Anadyr River, Cape Dezhnev). Russian islands and archipelagos in the Arctic Sea include Novaya Zemlya, Severnaya Zemlya, and the New Siberian Islands.