Russia, being the biggest country in the world, taking one sixth of the earth surface, housing many different nationalities and cultures, the bridging Europe and Asia, is bound to be a unique destination.
Russia is the biggest country in the world, one fourth of its territory belongs to Europe and three fourths belongs to Asia, and it is divided by Ural Mountains.
Russia spans the territory of some 17 million square kilometers — same as the USA and Europe together — and the country is 9000 km long from east to west and 5000 km wide from north to south.
Since both Russia and the United States are in the process of implementing Hague, it might be wise for parents considering or now in...
You might remember that, when I wrote the story on Russia's expedition to claim the Arctic as its own early this month, I noted that August is known in the news business as the "silly season".
And while I doubted that Russia's efforts to lay claim to oil and gas resources was anything but serious, I have now found a story that truly qualifies as a silly season entry.