Russia Hello! My name is Nikita and I would like to write a few words about my country – Russia. It is the biggest country in the whole world. Russia is an unique country. Our country is well known around the world with its enormous territory, beautiful landscapes, Russian traditions, history, and ballet.
From generation to generation stories of great events and personalities are told. So thinking of native land we think about modern and former heroes: artists, musicians, writers and poets. For example well-known Fyodor Dostoevsky with his “Crime and Punishment”, Leo Tolstoy with ”War and Peace” and of course Alexander Pushkin with his poems. I love Russia and I proud with its endless fields, fertile forests, seas, rivers, lakes, cities and villages. I was born in city called Nizhny Novgorod, which is situated 250 miles away from Moscow and it’s know for Minin and Pozharski and their organization of army for the liberation of Moscow from the Poles. My city is also known for very popular Russian author Maxim Gorky. Russia is rich in beautiful lakes. The world’s deepest lake (1.600 meters) is Lake Baikal. It is much smaller than the Baltic Sea, but there is much more water in it than in the Baltic Sea. The water in the lake is so clear that if you look down you can count the stones on the bottom. Even Russian Holidays are very unique. The most popular holidays are New Year’s Eve and May’s holidays. After celebrating New Year we have one week of public holiday. Only buses and shops are working during this period. The table is usually served with Russian national salad “Olivie”, mandarins and of course alcohol – mainly Champagne and Vodka. The same situation is with the beginning of May – we have 1 week of public holidays in total. The Old New Year is the strangest and most confusing Russian holiday. It is celebrated on January 14th and marks the changing of the year according to the “old style” Julian calendar.
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