By Megan Nock

Russia

Evgeni Malkin is a Russian hockey player who plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins

The climate: in Russia is very humid, subtropical, and very hot. In the winter time it changes to warm weather and less snowLocation: Russia is located in the northeastern Europe and northeastern Asia the boundaries of Russia are China Mongolia and many othersTopography: the east European plains encompass most of Russia . Also, the Siberian plain .Most of Russia is tundra or treeless and marsh

Russia’s main resources are coal, oil, timber, and natural gas

Some of Russia’s major cities are Moscow and St. Petersburg

Moscow

St. Petersburg

Russia held the 1980 Olympics in Mockba. They are also holding the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi

This is Yelena Isinbayeva she was in the 2012 London Olympics and competed for Russia. She medaled in the pole vault

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is Russia’s current 2012 president

Russian White House

The first Russian nested doll set was carved in 1890 by Vasiy Zvyozdochkin. Traditionally the outer layer is a woman, dressed in a long traditional Russian peasant dress. The figures inside may be of either gender; the smallest, doll is typically a baby turned from a single piece of wood. Much of the artistry is in the painting of each doll, which can be very elaborate. The dolls often follow a theme, aside from the typical traditional peasant girls, the themes vary, from fairytale and leaders.

These dolls are known in

Russia

This is Peter the Great. Thank you Peter the Great for founding Russia and making what it is today.

The life expectance in Russia is 63 for men and 72 ½ for women

THE POPULATION IN RUSSIA IS 141,930,000

Some important but devastating events that toke place in Russia would be World War 1,World War 2 ,and a terrorist attack.

World War 1 happened in 1914

World War 2 happened in 1939

A group of terrorists attacked and captured a building throughout Nalchik, a city in Russia. 136 people were killed during the attack. (2005)