Russia
Culture Russians celebrate Christmas differently than we do. Russians get pulled around on a light sleigh pulled by three horses called a troika. Russians don’t celebrate Christmas to an ext as much as they used to. Russians celebrate Christmas on janurary7th. They also celebrate it 12 days.
Russian girls leave their boots on the sidewalk for a guy to pick up to marry her. Old ladies told who a girl would marry with a black chicken. Russians like to ice skate because of frigid temperatures. Nickolas is the most common name in Russia.
Russian people call Santa father frost. Even though Russia is cold kids play other things like basketball. Russians celebrate Christmas much differently than us in many ways.
I will tell you about the history of Russia. 1st in 1547 Ivan the Terrible ruled Russia. Did you know Mongols ruled for 240 years? Putin resigned in 1999 but reelected in 2004. In 1996 there was a treaty between Russia.
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2nd I will tell you about the weapons and the wars they had. In 1814 Russia surprisingly defeated France. In 1993 Russia went into combat. Russia had 30% of the world’s weapons’.
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Last I will tell you about the early history of Russia. In 800s Slavic people settle in Russia. In 988 sir Vlatmear was the first ruler of Russia. Did you know that Moscow is the biggest city in Russia today?
Russia’s favorite sport is soccer. Winter sports such as ice skating, hockey, and cross-country skiing are popular. Tennis is an increasingly popular sport in Russia.
Ice skating in Russia.
Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Russia. The 1980 Summer Olympics were held in Moscow, Russia’s capital city. Russia is second among all nations by the number of gold medals collected at the summer and Winter Olympics. From 1964 to 2006, at every Winter Olympics, a Russian pair has won gold in figure skating.
Basketball is another popular sport in Russia.
Recreation Russians have little leisure time because they must make money and get food. Cities have relatively few night clubs. Russians enjoy watching television.
Walking in a park in Russia.
Food in Russia Food in Russia is expensive, so, most people eat home grown food, like fruit and vegetables. More old people eat only bread and potatoes because their retirement money is very little. Traditional Russian food is borsch (vegetables soup), pirozhki (stuffed roll), and golbtsy (stuffed cabbage). Russian drink large amounts of tea, coffee, and kvass a beer like drink made from a black bread.
A CafĂŠ in Russia
Main Dishes Main dishes are beef, chicken, pork, and fish. Main vegetables include beets, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, onions, potatoes, radishes, and tomatoes. Most Russian food ate around the world. And some other main dishes ate around the world are Pelmeni, Abzhorka, beef stroganoff, Borsch, and Fish Colbasa.
Pork in Russia
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Tomatoes in Russia
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Appetizers in Russia Their appetizers are mostly gurkins, cabbage, and salads are usually served in Russia. Most appetizers are mostly served with an alcoholic drink (only for adults). Another appetizer is cucumbers kept in salted water with spices for about a week, and it’s a traditional vodka snack. Russia appetizers sometimes include fish such as salmon, which could be black or red salmon.
Cabbage
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Salmon
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