Russia (Школьные сочинения)

Russia is a country situated in Eurasia. It is the biggest country in the world. And it’s capital is Moscow.

The population of Russia is approximately 146 million people. And these people don’t speak only Russian language which is the main language in the country. Also there are 37 official languages and 15 languages with official status in Russia. And if there are so many people in Russia, they need somewhere to relax or to spend holidays. And these places are lake Baikal, Azov sea, Black sea, Caspian sea, lake Onega, Altai, the Caucasus and many, many others.

Russian cuisine has many different dishes. For example pelmeni, soups, especially borsch, pancakes, different salads.

And Russian national drink is brew. Also Russia is the country with rather interesting customs. But many of them have already become obsolete and nobody follow them. But some customs still remained. They are baptism, wedding, Easter, Christmas, farewell to the army, funeral, Maslenitsa and Christmas gifts.

Russian people have very different appearance because there are a lot of nationalities in Russia. But typical Russian appearance are dark blonde hair and blue eyes.

Nowadays most of people live in big cities in flats. The usual flat consists of bedroom, living room, kitchen, toilet and bathroom. Also some people like to keep pets at home. These pets are cats, dogs, hamsters, parrots and turtles.

Because of Russia has a large territory and wonderful nature , Russian people have a lot of activities. They are hunting, fishing, doing sport, going on a picnic, climbing, riding a bike and others. Also people like handicraft, reading books drawing and playing musical instruments.

So, Russia is very interesting and beautiful country with a variety of people, sceneries and customs. I like to live in it. And I want to give all the foreigners the advise to spend holidays in Russia.