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Introduction

Introduction

Central Russia

Central Russia

Volga River

Volga River

Southern Russia

Southern Russia

Russia’s prairies: the steppe

Russia’s prairies: the steppe

Russia’s Black Sea Coast Russia’s Black Sea coast

Russia’s Black Sea Coast Russia’s Black Sea coast

The Russian Caucasus: Mount Elbrus

The Russian Caucasus: Mount Elbrus

Russian winter

Russian winter

The Russian Arctic

The Russian Arctic

Altai Mountains: foothills of the Himalayas

Altai Mountains: foothills of the Himalayas

Siberian taiga

Siberian taiga

Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal

The Russian Far East: Kamchatka Peninsula

The Russian Far East: Kamchatka Peninsula

Russia’s Pacific Coast

Russia’s Pacific Coast

Russia’s Pacific Coast

Russia’s Pacific Coast

Population density in Russia

Population density in Russia

Ksenia Sukhinina from Tyumen’, Siberia Miss Russia 2010

Ksenia Sukhinina from Tyumen’, Siberia Miss Russia 2010

Moscow Kremlin Moscow, Kremlin: the center of Russian state power

Moscow Kremlin Moscow, Kremlin: the center of Russian state power

Winter Palace, St. Petersburg: Russia’s “second capital”

Winter Palace, St. Petersburg: Russia’s “second capital”

The Kremlin in Kazan, Tatarstan: Russia’s “Third Capital”

The Kremlin in Kazan, Tatarstan: Russia’s “Third Capital”

The State Emblem of the Russian Federation

The State Emblem of the Russian Federation

n n n RUSSIA’S ASSETS World’s largest territory (1/7 of the planet’s dry land)

n n n RUSSIA’S ASSETS World’s largest territory (1/7 of the planet’s dry land) Over 1/3 of global natural resources World’s 5 th in arable land acreage World’s 9 th most populated country (142 mln. people) World’s 8 th biggest economy A nuclear superpower A space superpower One of the 5 permanent members of UN Security Council A member of G 8 and G 20 A key international actor across Eurasia (involved in more international organizations and projects than any other state except US)

n n n Recommended readings for the course: Nicholas Riasanovsky, A History of Russia.

n n n Recommended readings for the course: Nicholas Riasanovsky, A History of Russia. Oxford U. Press, 2004 http: //www. amazon. com/History-Russia-Combined-Nicholas. Riasanovsky/dp/0195153944/ref=pd_sim_b_2 Philip Longworth, Russia: The Once and Future Empire. St. Martin’s Press, 2006 http: //www. amazon. com/Russia-Future-Empire-Pre-History. Putin/dp/031236041 X/ref=sid_dp_dp Robert Service, A History of Modern Russia, from Nicholas II to Vladimir Putin. Harvard U. Press, 2005 http: //www. amazon. com/History-Modern-Russia-Nicholas. Vladimir/dp/067401801 X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b Suzanne Massie, Land of the Firebird: The Beauty of Old Russia. Hearttree Press, 1980 http: //www. amazon. com/Land-Firebird-Beauty-Old. Russia/dp/096441841 X/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Orlando Figes, Natasha’s Dance: A Cultural History of Russia. Picador, 2003 http: //www. amazon. com/Natashas-Dance-Cultural-History. Russia/dp/0312421958/ref=pd_sim_b_4

n n Alexander Borodin, Symphony No. 2, 1 st Movement: http: //www. youtube. com/watch?

n n Alexander Borodin, Symphony No. 2, 1 st Movement: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Z 3 e 6 C PLBZWI&feature=related

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