It’s a wonderful country and town we live in The Russian Federation

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3. The Double-Headed Eagle

The double-
headed eagle is
the emblem of
Russia. Above the
heads there are
three crowns. You
can see St George
on the breast of
the eagle.

4. The Russian Flag

The Russian flag first
appeared in 1668. It
reappeared as the
modern flag in 1991.
The flag has three
wide stripes on it.
White is faithful and
sincere, blue is honest
and loyal, red is brave.

5. The President of the Russian Federation

Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich

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Hello! Our names are
Olga, Slava, Alena, Dima,
Dasha, Dasha, Zhenya,
Albina. We are from 8b.
We’d like to tell you about
our country Russia and
our town we live in.
The full name of the
country is the Russian
Federation.
We live in Penza.

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It lies both in
Europe and
Asia. Its area is
more than 17 075
sq. kilometers.
Russia is the
largest country
in the world. Its
population is
145,600 million
people.

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In Russia people speak more than
200 different languages, but Russian
is the official language for everyone.

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Moscow
The capital of
Russia is
Moscow. It is
the biggest city
in the country
and one of the
biggest cities in
the world.

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Red Square
The hart of
Moscow is Red
Square. It got its
name in the 17th
century. In old
Russian the word
red means
beautiful.

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Spasskaya Tower
To the left there is
the Spasskaya
Tower, the tallest
of the Kremlin
towers. The tower
is famous for its
clock, the Kremlin
clock, made in the
16th century.

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St Basil’s Cathedral
The most
famous building
in Red Square is
St Basil’s
Cathedral.

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A monument to citizen Minin
and Prince Pozharsky
Next to the
Cathedral there is a
monument to
citizen Minin and
Prince Pozharsky.
They were heroes in
the war against
Poland in 1612.

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There are many big cities
in Russia:
St. Petersburg

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Rostov-Na-Donu

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Volgograd

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Novosibirsk

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Climate
Russia is famous for its
severe climate. Winters are
cold, windy, snowy and
frosty. The winter
temperatures are from 1 to
50 degrees below zero.
Summers are dry and hot.

19. Penza

We'd like to tell you
a few words about
our native town
Penza. It is an old
town. Its history
dates back to the
middle of the 17th
century. It was
founded in 1663 as
a fortress to protect
the south-eastern
lands of Russia.

20. The coat of arms of the Penza Region

The coat of arms of
the Penza Region is a
heraldic shield, which
color is green.

21. The flag of the Penza Region

In the center on
the yellow
(golden) field the
symbolic image of
Saviour
Nerukotvorny is
located.

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In present days Penza is a large industrial,
scientific and
cultural centre with the population of over 500
thousand inhabitants.
Penza is a centre of
education. Its
universities, institutes,
colleges and vocational
schools attract
thousands
of young people who
want to specialize in
different spheres of
technology, the
sciences and the arts.

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There are many places of interest in
our city.
The Savitsky
Picture Gallery
Tarkhany
The Museum of
One Picture

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Penza is full of parks and green spaces.
Belinsky Park is the largest park in our
town and one of the favourite places of
children and grown-ups.

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Many monuments are erected in
our town.

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From day to day Penza becomes more and
more beautiful. We are proud of our
native-town. We like Penza.
Our conclusion.
Our country is famous for well-known
people, places of interest, beautiful
nature. The Russian say that “Mother Nature
never has bad weather”
We agree with this proverb.
We love our country. We believe it will
become one of the most powerful
countries in the world. Best wishes, 8b

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Thank for your
attention