Welcome to Russia

1. WELCOME to RUSSIA!

WELCOME TO
RUSSIA!

2. R U S S I A

RUSSIA
Russia is the largest country in the world. It covers
1/7 of all of the land of our planet. Russia has the
longest borders in the world, it is washed by 22 seas
and has 12 in-land seas. The Urals are the oldest
mountains in the world and lake Baikal is the world's
deepest lake.

3. The Russian Flag

The Russian Flag first appeared in 1668.
It was the symbol of Russia for more than 300 years.
It appeared as a modern flag in 1991.
The flag has 3 stripes on it. The colours of the flag are
symbolic.
WHITE is faithful and sincere
BLUE is honest and loyal
RED is brave

4. The Double-Headed Eagle

The double-headed eagle is an
emblem of Russia.
Above the heads there are 3
crowns.
The eagle carries a sceptre, the
sign of state power, and an orb,
the sign of unity.
You can see St George on the
breast of the eagle. It’s the
oldest Russian symbol of love for
the Motherland.

5. MATCH the TWO COLUMNS

WHITE
BLUE
RED
SCEPTRE
ORB
BRAVE
HONEST
STATE POWER
UNITY
FAITHFUL

6. Crowns, a sceptre, an orb, a breast

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3
2
4

7. M O S C O W

MOSCOW
• It’s an old city. Prince Yuri
Dolgoruki founded it in 1147.
• In the 12th century he was
Prince of Vladimir and Suzdal
and Kiev too. In those days,
Kiev was a capital of a countryKievan Rus.
• Kiev was in the south and
Vladimir was in the north, so it
was difficult to live and rule in
both towns.

8.

• One day, when prince Yuri was
going to Vladimir, he saw a large
cloud, turned into an animal
with 3 heads. “It’s a sign!”said
he. “This is the place for a great
city.”
• Not far from that place there
was a village on the bank of the
Moskva River
• The ruler of the place was
boyarin Stepan Kuchko. He
didn’t open the gates and a fight
began.
• Prince Yuri and his men won the
battle.
• And he said:”I will build it here
and call it Moskva.”

9. RED SQUARE

RED
• It is the heart of Moscow.
• It got its name in the 17th
century.
• In old Russian the word RED
means BEAUTIFUL.
• The Spasskaya Tower is the
tallest of the Kremlin
towers. It is 67.3 metres
high. The tower is famous
for its clock, the Kremlin
clock, made in the 16th
century. The minute hand is
3.38 metres long.
SQUARE

10.

• You can also visit
the State History
Museum here.
• There’s St Basil
Cathedral.
• There’s a
monument to
citizen Minin and
Prince Pozharsky.
They were heroes
in the war against
Poland in 1612. It
was the first
monument built
in Moscow.

11. PETER the GREAT

• Peter I, or Peter the
Great, was born in
Moscow in 1672. He was
tsar of Russia for 43
years. He was the 1st
Russian Emperor.
• People remember Peter I
for his victories in wars
and the great changes he
made to his country.

12.

Peter I made history in many ways
1st
He was the
Russian ruler to
travel in
Europe. He
went to Holland
and saw new
ways of making
ships.
He made the rich
people in Russia
go to school and
work for their
country. Russia
improved a lot
and began to
trade with other
countries.
At the beginning of
the 18th century, Peter
I joined the Great
Northern War in
Europe. He wanted to
give Russia what he
called “a window into
Europe”. When he lost
the Battle of Narva
against Charles XII of
Sweden, Peter I made
his army stronger and
won the Battle of
Poltava.

13. Q U I Z ??? True or FALSE

1. Peter I was tsar for more than 40 years____
2. Peter I was the first Russian tsar to visit
Europe ______
3. Peter I won the battle of Narva _______
4. Peter I made the poor people go to school
__
5. Peter I made big changes in Russia _____

14. Volgograd

• It stretches for 90 km along
the banks of the Volga. It has
an interesting story• 1589-Tsaritsyn was founded.
It has its name from a small
river called Tsari tsyn.
• 1925-It takes the new name
of Stalingrad, in honour of
Stalin.

15.

• 1942-1943-during the battle
the fighting destroys most of
the city
• 1961-The Russian people
name the city Volgograd,
after the river Volga.
• 1967-the Mamayev Kurgan
museum complex opens to
remind of those who died
during the war.
• The main monument there is
the statue of Motherland.
• It’s 52 metres high.

16. Make the phrases about Volgograd:

Its first name is…
It stretches …
Its second name is…
During the war it …
The Mamayev
Kurgan is…
• The Statue of
Motherland is…
• …was destroyed.
• …the main
monument.
• …is a museum in the
open air.
• …Tsaritsyn.
• …Stalingrad.
• …for 90 km along
the Volga.

17. The History of Matryoshka Doll

• The Matryoshka Doll came to
Russia from Japan at the end of
the 19th century.
• The 1st Matryoshka was a girl in a
print dress, a white apron and a
bright shawl. There were six
other dolls inside her.
• The doll looked very Russian and
soon became popular.
• The name Matryoshka came from
the common Russian name
Matryona.

18.

• Connect the facts:
19th
CENTURY
JAPAN
MATRYOSHKA
SIX DOLLS
POPULAR
MATRYONA

19. Sit down to TEA

• Tea was introduced to Russia
in 1640 when the Russian
ambassador boyarin Vasily
Starkov returned from the
Mongol horde and brought a
gift of 200 tea packages, 500
grammes each, to tsar
Mikhail Romanov.
• It was praised for its ability to
refresh and purify the blood.
• The tsar liked this exotic drink
and said: “More!”
• People in the west call tea
served with lemon Russian
Tea.

20. FUN TIME

• Novosibirsk is in the center
of Russia. It’s called the
Snow Kingdom because it
snows very often. Real
winter starts in December.
• People prepare snow sites
for the New Year’s
celebrations. They make ice
sculptures and snow mazes .
They also decorate the
places with lights.
• Everybody enjoys beautiful
sculptures made of ice and
snow.

21. С И Н К В Е Й Н

СИНКВЕЙН
• 1. a noun
(1 существительное)
• 2. two adjectives
(2 прилагательных)
• 3. three verbs
(3 глагола)
• 4. a sentence
(1 предложение)
• 5. a noun
(1 существительноеассоциация)
• 1. Peter I
• 2. GREAT, RUSSIAN
• 3. made history,
travelled, built a
city
• 4. He was the 1st
Russian Emperor
• 5. TSAR

22. SEE YOU! GOOD LUCK! 

SEE YOU!
GOOD LUCK!