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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5r7qKM3uNrA_aFYpd0FhX9wypVED63cfGWAcsRYmZkqe9rF1lW_Rssw4giIf2Z-5WxHOQx52Pmf5urgJku_pAX-O8IaCUwLUkR-122luZXM4lowt0mhllKLIB6F3o__4Lz7m4pOOfNJJ/s1600/russian-bear-holding-vodka-and-very-special-bottles.jpg) | Big Russian Bear welcoming tourists to Museum of Vodka
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Population: 143 million (2012), capital Moscow 11.5 million (2012) on the biggest territory of all
languages spoken: Russian at 99.7%, some Tatar and a few Ukrainian
Religion: Orthodox 63% (2007), Atheists 16% , Belief without religion 12% ,
Muslims 6%, Others 3%
Politics: Federal Republic with strong presidential powers
Industries/Services: Oil (8th largest), natural gas (world largest reserves),
nuclear energy, metals, Agriculture (third largest grain exporter after EU and
USA), space and military industry
Security issue: no more risks than any other big capital of the world. However,
racist acts have been registered in Moscow and St-Petersburg cities.
Now about the legendary mafia, You probably won't get any trouble unless you
come to deal with them. Crime is mainly within the Russian population itself,
due to illegal traffics.
One more thing: AIDS has been quite spreading these last 15 years, watch out and
don't be fool !
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| Russian typical soup with beet and cream |
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Typical Russian food and beverages: Borshch is the National soup made out of beet mixed with meat, cream and vegetables, quite feeding ; Everyone heard about caviar with blini bread, also some pastries called pirozhki full of meat, potatoes, cabbage or cheese are well appreciated Drinks: Vodka, Vodka and again... Vodka ! Made from potatoes or grain. The average Russian adult drinks 50 bottles of Vodka a year. A lot of beer, too.
National sports: Football/Soccer, Hockey (World champions from 2009 to 2012), ice skating, Tennis, and Basketball
Money exchange rate: 1USD = 32 RUB (Rubles), 1€ = 40 RUB (2012)
Beer pint: From 1$ to 3$
Mac donald's Big Mac index: 2.55$ US (2012) USA: 4.20$
Average gross salary by month: 22,717RUB = 710USD = 570€ (2012)
Minimum income by month: 4,611RUB = 145$ = 116€ (2012) very very low...
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| Moscow nights with her Northern princesses |
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Things to do: Enjoy mid June white nights in St-Petersburg and its canals, ride the Trans-siberian railway from Moscow to Beijing (almost 9,000km), Get high by taking a zero-gravity flight in a modified cargo plane, explore the wilderness around the world deepest Lake Baikal, have fun pictures in front of Kremlin in Moscow, if you're into history and have time, visit former Tsar palaces, Ballet Theatres, and huge museums
Music: Mostly Russian Pop. They especially love international rock bands from the 80's, and most local scene is influenced by that inheritance.
Hip hop is popular among lower classes, sung in Russian.
Weather: Here comes the bad part. Russia enormous territory is ruled by rude continental climate, with long and icy winters and short warm summers. Big temperature differences can be noticed from North to South. North-Eastern region is the coldest. Best time to avoid cold or rain is from June to September.
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Climate in Moscow (Temperatures, Sunhours, Precipitation)
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