A-Z of my country

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Тупикова Ольга, 10 класс

 a-z OF MY COUNTRY

Y – Yaroslav the Wise

Rostov, Prince (987-1010), Prince of Novgorod (1010-1034), Grand Prince of Kiev. Known in history the work of the prince - a "Russian Truth", which became

the first code of laws in Russia.

Z – Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich

 The Soviet commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union (1943), Minister of Defence of the USSR (1955-1957). Four times Hero of the Soviet Union, the holder of two Orders "Victory"and many other Soviet and foreign orders and medals.

A – Assumption Cathedral of Moscow Kremlin.

 The Orthodox Church, located at the Cathedral Square of the Kremlin. Built in 1475-1479 under the direction of Italian architect Aristotle Fioravanti. The main church of the Moscow State. The oldest fully preserved building in Moscow.

B – Baikal

Lake of tectonic origin in the southern part of Eastern Siberia, the deepest lake of the Earth, largest natural reservoir of fresh water. Lake and coastal areas feature a unique variety of flora and fauna.

C – Cruiser «Aurora»

Cruiser 1-st rank the Baltic Fleet, one of the symbols of the October Revolution of 1917. Founded in 1897 in St. Petersburg at a Shipyard. Named in honor of the sailing frigate "Aurora", famous for the defense of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

D – Dmitry Donskoy

The Grand Prince of Moscow since 1359 and Vladimir in 1362. He headed the Russian forces in the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380, where he defeated the Mongols

W – Winter Palace

A palace in St Petersburg that was built and designed by the famous architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1754-1762. Before 1917 it was one of the residences of the Russian tsarist family. Now it is one of the buildings of the world famous museum the Hermitage.

X – Xenia of St. Petersburg.

Russian Orthodox saint. carried a feat Voluntary Madness for 45 years and died in St. Petersburg.

U – Ural.  The geographical region in Russia. The main part of this region is the Ural Mountains. The main wealth of the Urals - minerals . Ural is the largest mining and metallurgical base across the country. This natural area is one of the most important for the life of Russia and its citizens.

V – Valley of Geysers. This is one of the largest geyser fields of peace and only in Eurasia. The Valley of Geysers Kamchatka Peninsula in the Kronotsky State Biosphere Reserve. One of the seven wonders of Russia.

E – Elbrus

Mountain in the Caucasus. She is the highest peak in Russia. Elbrus is often referred to as the highest mountain peak in Europe. Elbrus - two tops extinct volcano. The western peak has a height of 5642 meters, East - 5621 m.

F – Fet, Afanasii Afanasyevich. 

The famous Russian poet. His work is characterized by the desire to escape from everyday reality in "bright kingdom of dreams". The main content of his poetry - love and nature.

G – Gagarin Yuri

Yuri Gagarin. Soviet cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union, a colonel, the first man who flew into space

H – Hermitage

A museum in St Petersburg. It is the largest art museum in Russia and is famous throughout the world. It was founded as a private collection of Empress Catherine II in 1764 and was opened for the public in 1852. Now the museum  has several buildings, one of them is the Winter Palace.

S – St. Petersburg bridges

There are hundreds of bridges in St Petersburg. They are all different  and yet alike in something. The first bridge over the Neva was built in 1727 to connect the Admiralty and the Vassilyevsky Island. The first bridge to appear was the Nikolayevsky Bridge. The longest bridge in St Petersburg is the Alexander Nevsky bridge..

T – Tsar Cannon

A very  large cannon that can be seen in the Moscow Kremlin, it was mad by the cast master Andrei Chokhov in Moscow in 1586. The cannon weighs 44 tons and it has never been fired.

P – Peter I

Peter I the Great. King of Moscow of the Romanov dynasty and the first emperor of Russia (since 1721). In Russian historiography is considered one of the most prominent public figures that determined the direction of Russia in the XVIII century.

R –Ryazanov Eldar Alexandrovich

Russian film director, screenwriter, actor and poet. A people's Artist of the USSR(1984). He is one of the best masters of comedy. His well-known films are The Night of Carnival (1956), Hussars’ Ballad(1962), Zigzag of Luke (1968) and Irony of Fate (1975).

I – Ivan IV the Terrible

Grand Prince of Rus, The first Russian tsar. During his reign, began convening Zemsky Sobor, compiled Sudebnik 1550. In 1565 was introduced oprichnina. Conquered Kazan and Astrakhan Khanate. Domestic policies of Ivan IV was accompanied by mass killings, increasing enslavement of the peasants

K – Kalina

Russia's largest perfumery and cosmetic kompaniya. Yekaterinburg factory was founded in 1942

L –Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich.

Revolutionary, Marxist theorist, one of the organizers of the October 1917 revolution in Russia, the founder of the Soviet state. After his death, Lenin's body

was embalmed and 27 January 1924 placed in a mausoleum on Red Square in Moscow.

M – Moscow

The capital of the Russian Federation. It was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky in 1147.

N –Nikulin Yuri

One of the  most  loved and respected Russian actors.

O – Ostankino Tower (Telecentre)

One  of the tallest TV towers in the world. It was build in 1967. The TV Tower at Ostankino stands not far from the domes of the ancient Trinity Church. The tables, which visitors sit at, are rotating so that people could see a magnificent view of Moscow. In 2000 the Tower suffered fire.