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RUS
   is the international car registration for   
Russia
Geography > Car Registrations


Russia
   has the capital   
Moscow
The reference to a Moscow, as to a town, is registrated in the old manuscript of 1147. In 1156, prince Yury Dolgoruky erected timber walls around Moscow with a moat. He is frequently regarded as a founder of Moscow, and his monument is among the most honored in Moscow.

Geography > Capitals


Russian
   is an official language of   
Russia
Language > Official Languages


.ru
   internet domain is used by   
Russia
Known as RuNet

Geography > Internet Domains


Russia
   has the anthem   
National Anthem of Russia
formerly The Patriotic Song and God Save the Tsar

Geography > National and Regional Anthems


President Dmitry Medvedev
   is Head of State of   
Russia
Geography > Heads of State


Catherine the Great
   was   
An Empress of Russia
1762-1796

History & Mythology > Women in History


Cape Dezhnev
   is situated in   
Russia
Forms the most eastern point of Asia, on Chukchi Peninsula in the Bering Strait

Geography > Capes and Headlands


Bolshevik
   belongs to   
Russia
4,368 sq. mi.

Geography > Islands


Bolshoi Museum
   is situated in   
Moscow, Russia
Ballet history since 1776

Arts & Literature > Museums of the World


Sobolev
   is found in   
Russia
53 m diameter, estimated to be less than 1000 years old

Geography > Impact Craters


Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral
   is situated in   
Moscow, Russia
Fortitude & Symbolism; Nominee for the new 7 wonders

Geography > New Seven Wonders of the World


Doctor Zhivago (1965)
   was set in   
Russia
Director: David Lean

Movies > Films - Settings


Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge
   is in   
Russia
Geography > Bridges


Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge
   is in   
Russia
Geography > Bridges


Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge
   is in   
Russia
Geography > Bridges


Bolshoy Krashokholmsky Bridge
   is in   
Russia
Geography > Bridges


Novospassky Bridge
   is in   
Russia
Geography > Bridges


Bankovsky Bridge
   is in   
Russia
Geography > Bridges


Tuchkov Bridge
   is in   
Russia
St Petersburg

Geography > Bridges


Volodarsky Bridge
   is in   
Russia
St Petersburg

Geography > Bridges


Baltic-White Sea
   canal is situated in   
Russia
Opened in 1933 (141 miles long)

Geography > Canals


Moscow (Moscow-Volga)
   canal is situated in   
Russia
Opened in 1937 (80 miles long)

Geography > Canals


Volga-Baltic
   canal is situated in   
Russia
Opened in 1964 (229 miles long)

Geography > Canals


Volga-Don
   canal is situated in   
Russia
Opened in 1952 (63 miles long)

Geography > Canals


Vyshniy Volochek
   canal is situated in   
Russia
Opened in 1709 (873 miles long)

Geography > Canals


Vladivostok
   is located in   
Russia
Geography > Pacific Ports and Harbours


Matryoshka Doll
   is associated with   
Russia
Misc > Common Symbols


Russia
   is the site of   
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
Geography > UNESCO World Heritage Sites


Russia
   is the site of   
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
Geography > UNESCO World Heritage Sites


Russia
   is the site of   
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
Geography > UNESCO World Heritage Sites


Russia
   is the site of   
Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
Geography > UNESCO World Heritage Sites


Russia
   is the site of   
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
Geography > UNESCO World Heritage Sites


Russia
   is the site of   
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
Geography > UNESCO World Heritage Sites


Russia
   is the site of   
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
Geography > UNESCO World Heritage Sites


Russia
   is the location of   
Vodlozersky National Park
Geography > National Parks of the World


Kliuchevskoi
   is in   
Russia
Kliuchevskoi is one of the most active volcanoes of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Far Eastern Russia. The volcano has had more than 80 eruptions since 1697. On September 15, 1994, gas and ash shot out of the crater, creating a column 2 km high. Over the next two weeks the eruption continued, and on 1 October a giant eruption occurred. A cloud of ash rose 15-20 km above the volcano

Geography > Volcanic Features Around the World


James Bond
   was played by Sean Connery in   
From Russia With Love
Second outing for Connery in the role of the British spy. This time on the trail of a Russian Decoding Machine.

Movies > Films - Sean Connery


1st
   largest country in the world is   
Russia
17,098,242 km²

Geography > Order of Countries by Area


Igor Stravinsky
   was born in   
Russia
Influential neo-classical composer; The Rite of Spring

Music > Classical Composer - Nationality


Russia
   is missing from the title of   
Rocket to ___
The Ramones (1977)

Music > Albums - Missing Word


Ivan IV
   was/were the first   
Czar of Russia
1547 “the Terrible”

History & Mythology > Historical Firsts


Mys Bolshoy Gorodetskiy Lighthouse
   is located in   
Russia
1899 - White Sea

Geography > Lighthouses


Zhuzhmuysky Lighthouse
   is located in   
Russia
1871 - Ostrov Bolshoy

Geography > Lighthouses


Air Force of Russia
   is   

Misc > Air Force Roundels - Current


Tretyakov Gallery
   is situated in   
Moscow, Russia
Foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world

Arts & Literature > Museums of the World


Russian Don
   originated in   
Russia
Science & Nature > Horse Breeds by Origin


Boris Yeltsin
   was the   
Russian President
1991-99

History & Mythology > World Leaders








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