Привет (privyet)! (Hello!)
Your flight departed when your watch showed 1 o’clock, and whoosh! You traveled a 7-hour long flight and the time in the Russian airport still shows 1 o’clock! No, your watch is fine! It’s the different time zones here. 🧭
And, no! It’s not only the war with Ukraine, either!
Russia is much more than just some war and time issues.
Starting from being a huge country to its rich heritage, culture, and of course, literature, it can offer you a WHIRL-some thrill!
Here, we have listed some facts about this country
Fascinating Facts about Russia
Only some miles apart- “Russia and the United States”!
Matched with a friend on some social media? But he’s in the US! SAD!
Not really! The United States and Russia are just 4 miles apart!
Shhh!! Although the controversy between the two super countries is always on the talk for the last few decades (or more than that). But, C’mon, it’s only a barrier of 4 Kilometers of water! 🌁
In the middle of the Bering Strait, The two Diomede Islands are basically from two countries, i.e., Russia and the United States.
An unforgettable underground: The Russian stations!
Ever heard about Mount McKinley? No?
Let me explain it to you; this mountain is almost 282 feet above sea level.
Now, back to Russia. The station named Ghodober Admiralteyskaya is said to be 282 feet underground!
The second most important city of Russia, Saint Petersburg, is known for its deep underground metro stations that it almost feels like climbing down a mountain range!
Thanks to the escalators! To climb up or climb down, you only need 5 minutes in total!
The a-MEOW-zing fact about the Hermitage museum!
Are you a Cat mom or Dad?
Welcome to the “Cat-parent’s Heaven”! The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, offers the adoption of cats.🛣
How cute would it be to witness a huge place full of cats running around? Well, you can see it in this museum.
It is said that these cats were used for keeping the area rodent-free. But, later, the museum authority thought it could also serve as rodent security and preserve the items.
Thus, this area has almost 70 plus cats!
Some TEA-nacious talk about Russian creativi-TEA!
Well, my tea lovers! Where are you all?
Well, all the Russians, we can be really good friends! I mean, we have some really good similari-TEAs!
I am sorry for such lame jokes. Coming to the point, tea is one of the most drunk liquids in Russia. And it is the fifth most tea-loving country in the world.
About creativity, you can be offered tea with even JAM! Yes. Prepare your taste buds for some crazy tastes!
Too true to be a plot from the movies: The Lake Karachay!
Chernobyl Heart. Remember?
How well-plotted the movie was back in 2003! It showed how the radiation from the nuclear war affected the citizens. Most importantly, the children!
Well, if I tell you there is a real place, rather than a lake in Russia, that still depicts the menace of nuclear radiation?
Yes! The Lake Karachay.🚢
This lake has been termed the most dangerous lake in the world. Due to the radioactive waste from the Mayak Nuclear Reactor, this lake is said to have the power to kill lives within an hour!
Checkmate, friend!: Welcome to Kalmykian
The holy grail for many of us!
It is so amazing to know that there is a separate chess-themed city. It is on the outskirts of Elista.
Although built in 1998 for the Chess Olympiad, it is now mostly empty and lacks visitors. Here, in the Kalmykian, you can find a huge chess board and also a chess museum.🤗
What else could a chess love wish for? [Okay, some great time to play chess is still my greatest wish].
Mr (Meow). Archilles: The Soothsayer of Russia!
How good it would have been if we could get a blueprint of our future!
But what if I tell you that it is actually true?
Yes, a cat ‘Archilles’ is claimed to predict the future. He successfully predicted the 2017 CAF Confederations Cup and also the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
He has never failed to amaze us by his supremacy to predict the correct option!
Now, would you like to meet Mr. Archilles?
Russian supremacy on being a multi-lingual country!
How many languages are too many languages? If I tell you that a nation can have almost 300 different languages? Would you believe it?
Leaving aside the beliefs and trusts! (Now, please trust me on this) Russia really has 270 dialects!
Starting from Chuvash, Chechen, Tatar, Votic or Karelian, you can find 265 more languages in this country!
ASTONISHING!! 😲
Well, it already depicts the fact why Russia is a leader in literature! People who can keep their ancient languages up till today can also nurture the authenticity of literature!
Habibi! Need oil? Can’t come to Saudi Arabia? Fine! Come to RUSSIA!
JOKES APART!
Russia stands third in the list of oil-producing countries!
According to a survey, almost 41% of the total natural gases in Europe are imported from Russia. Looking at the figures and numbers, we can rest assured that besides being politically strong and culturally high, Russia also ranks crème de la crème in oil production!
Not only oil, solid fuels like coal, crude and other fossil fuels are also exported from this country.
The cache of freshwater: Lake Baikal!
Have you seen the film- “Whiteout”?
If not, please go watch it! If yes, then I am pretty sure that you have been mesmerized by the beauty and charm of the lake Baikal.
To level up your amusement, let me tell you, it is the largest freshwater lake.
Almost 1700 meters deep and 3.15 Hectares, it is also the oldest freshwater lake. It is said to be almost 2 million years of age!
Thus, we can say that if you are standing near Lake Baikal, you are actually witnessing the Miocene period!
02:10: The famous clock of Saint Petersburg!
How accurately do you remember a particular thing?
Can you recall the most important event of your life minutely by the exact hour, minute, or second?
No? Well, you need to learn it from Russia!
There is a clock in the winter palace which stopped the moment when the nation became a communist.
The time shows 02:10!
Russia became a communist country on 26th October 1917, 02:10!
However, after a century, the clock was restarted with formalities and celebration.
Superstition: A little more human than logic!
Are you my well-wisher?
Wait, let me check it for the number of flowers you gave me!
SHOCKED! Right? Well, my friend, Russians have a superstition that when you are giving flowers to your loved ones, it must be an odd number!
One rose is okay. But not ten roses!
Another superstition of Russians are- you must have got beaten, not because you stole something. But you might have worn a cloth inside out!
The epitome of literature: Russia!
Some day or the other, you must have heard or read about Russian literature once in your lifetime.
This place is so full of literature that people are generally awestruck when they realize it. 🗺
Great wordsmiths (authors) like Leo Tolstoy, Alexander Pushkin, Ivan Turgenev and Anton Chekhov are from Russia.
There are various literature museums in Russia. Open to the public.
Summing up
Over 5 million foreigners visit Russia every year. [I guess you can imagine the nature of the natives here]!
Starting from the white snow, mountains, fossils, food, cultures and architecture, you can find everything in a place.🎆🎊
Are you satisfied with the fact-bombs I just dropped on Russia 😂?
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