Russia (rush-uh)
Russia is a country located in East Europe and North Asia. It shares borders with China and Mongolia to the south and Ukraine to the west. It is the largest country on planet Earth and is the ninth most populated country in existence, having the largest population in all of Europe. It is a former member of the Soviet Union and a member of the United Nations . They are a strong opponent against NATO.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
- Kizhi Pogost
- Kremlin
- Red Square
- Cathedral of St. Sophia
- Chamber of Facets
- Yaroslav's Court
- Saint Nicholas Church
- Nereditsa Church
- Antoniev Monastery
- Yuriev Monastery
- Zverin Monastery
- Arkazhsky Monastery
- Sts. Peter and Paul Church
- Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street
- White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
- Church of the Ascension
- Virgin Komi Forests
- Solovetsky Islands
- Lake Baikal
- Volcanoes of Kamchatka
- Golden Mountains of Altai
- Western Caucasus
- Ferapontov Monastery
- Sikhote-Alin
- Derbent
- Wrangel Island
- Novodevichy Convent
- Putorana Plateau
- Lena Pillars Nature Park
- Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex
- Sviyazhsk Assumption Monastery
- Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
- Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea
- Saint Basil's Cathedral
Endangered Species
- Amur leopard
- Polar bear
- Przewalski's horse
- Walrus
- Russian tortoise
- Asian black bear
- Baer's pochard
- Blakiston's fish owl
- Common bent-wing bat
- Dhole
- Greek tortoise
- European mink
- Red-crowned crane
- Siberian tiger
- Crested ibis
- Japanese night heron
- Long-tailed goral
- Tarbagan marmot
- Nordmann's greenshank
- Northern fur seal
- Sea otter
- Short-tailed albatross
- Siberian crane
- Sociable lapwing
- West Caucasian tur
- Wolverine
- Saunders's gull
- Parasitic jaeger
- Kamchatka brown bear
- Dalmatian pelican
- European eel
- Greater spotted eagle
- White-headed duck
- Red-breasted goose
Landmarks
- Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
- Ostankino Tower
- Moscow International Business Center
- Moscow State University
- Bolshoi Theatre
- Winter Palace
- General Staff Building
- Saint Isaac's Cathedral
- Evolution Tower
- Kazan Cathedral
- Pashkov House
- Mercury City Tower
- Tsaritsyno Palace
- Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
- Narkomfin building
- Triumph Palace
- Tsentrosoyuz building
Relevant History
- Cold War
- Discovery of kaiju within Mount Elbrus
- Construction of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine
- Kaiju escape from Mount Elbrus
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