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Президент РФ В.В. Путин
For readers of the "Book about Russia"
Dear friends!

The rich history of Russia is a chronicle of military victories and labor achievements of many generations of our ancestors, vivid examples of selfless service to the Motherland. With their hard work, will, talent and inspiration, they created a great power, multiplied its cultural and spiritual potential, and protected it from enemies. And of course, we will always be proud of the immortal feat of our people during the Great Patriotic War, the courage and heroism of our fathers and grandfathers, who defended their native land, saved Europe and the world from Nazism.

It is important that as many people in various countries as possible receive truthful, objective, honest information about our country, its history, culture and traditions. They could get acquainted with our achievements in economics, science, art, sports.

I am sure that this informative publication, timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory, will be of interest to a large circle of readers and will significantly expand their understanding of Russia.

V. Putin
Content
IMMORTAL REGIMENT 4
INTRODUCTION 6
THE CONTINENT OF RUSSIA 8
FLAG AND ANTHEM OF RUSSIA 10
THE COAT OF ARMS OF RUSSIA IS ONE OF THE MAIN SYMBOLS OF OUR COUNTRY 12
MOSCOW 14
ST. PETERSBURG 16
RUSSIAN FIELD 18
RIVERS OF RUSSIA 20
“GLORIOUS SEA, SACRED BAIKAL” 22
SEAS OF RUSSIA 24
MOUNTAINS AND VOLCANOES 26
RUSSIAN SUBSOIL: GAS 28
GAZPROM 30-32
LAKHTA CENTRE 34
RUSSIAN SUBSOIL: OIL 36
RUSSIAN SUBSOIL: COAL 38
METALLURGY OF RUSSIA 40
TMK 42
SILVER, GOLD AND ROUBLE 44
ANCIENT RUS: FROM BIRTH TO THE MONGOL YOKE 46
RUS: FROM ALEXANDER NEVSKY TO THE TIME OF TROUBLES (SMUTA) 48
GUARDIAN ICONS OF THE RUSSIAN LAND 50
THE ROMANOVS: FROM TSAR MIKHAIL FEDOROVICH TO CATHERINE II 52
TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS. ORTHODOXY 54
TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS. ISLAM 56
MUSLIMS OF RUSSIA 58
TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS. BUDDHISM AND JUDAISM 60
RUSSIAN GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIES 62
HISTORICAL BATTLES AND VICTORIES 64
OUTSTANDING RUSSIAN MILITARY LEADERS 66
THE WAR OF 1812 68
GEORGIAN RIBBON AND THE ORDER OF SAINT GEORGE 70
THE CRIMEAN WAR 72
THE ROMANOVS: FROM PAUL I TO NICHOLAS II 74
REVOLUTIONS IN RUSSIA 76
BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN 78
CHAPAEV 79
AND QUIET FLOWS THE DON 80
THE FLIGHT 81
USSR 82-87
LITTLE OCTOBRISTS, PIONEERS, KOMSOMOL 88
THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 90
SACRED WAR 92
HERO CITIES BREST / SMOLENSK / TULA 94
HERO CITIES SEVASTOPOL / KERCH / NOVOROSSIYSK / MURMANSK 96
HERO CITY MOSCOW 98
HERO CITY LENINGRAD 100
INDUSTRIAL EVACUATION 102
HERO CITY STALINGRAD 104
THE BATTLE OF KURSK 106
COMMUNISTS, FORWARD! 108
LEADERS OF THE ANTI-HITLER COALITION 110
RUSSIAN RESISTANCE 112-117
RUSSIAN PARTISANS 118
PARTISANS DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 119-121
THE YOUNG GUARD 122
HERO CITIES KIEV / MINSK / ODESSA 124
LIBERATION OF EUROPE 126
VICTORY PARADE 128
DEFEAT OF JAPAN 130
DO THE RUSSIANS WANT WAR? 132
NUREMBERG TRIALS 134
ARMS OF VICTORY 136
VEHICLES OF VICTORY 138
RUSSIAN MILITARY CHARACTER 140
THERE IS SUCH A PROFESSION—TO DEFEND MOTHERLAND 142
OFFICERS 144
EXTERNAL THREATS AND RUSSIAN ARMY 146
PROTECTION OF THE RUSSIAN NORTH 148
URALVAGONZAVOD CORPORATION 150
HUNDRED YEARS OF DOMESTIC TANK BUILDING 152-155
EXPORT OF ARMS AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT 156-159
RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY 160
THE U-TURN ABOVE THE ATLANTIC 163
SPECIAL SERVICES OF RUSSIA 166
ATOMIC WEAPONS 170
THE KALASHNIKOV RIFLE 172
AVIATION OF RUSSIA 174
UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 176
THE ROAD OF LIFE—ROAD NO. 101 178
THE CRIMEAN BRIDGE 179
RAILWAYS IN RUSSIA 180
RUSSIAN RAILWAYS 182
LASTOCHKA (SWALLOW) 184
THE LEGENDARY CARS 186
KAMAZ-MASTER 188
RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS 190
SCIENTIFIС DISCOVERIES 192
MATHEMATICS IN RUSSIA 194
STUDENT CONSTRUCTION BRIGADES 196
SPACE 198-201
WORLD’S FIRST NPP 202-205
KMIZ 206
HYDROFOIL SHIPS AND GROUND-EFFECT VEHICLES 208
ICEBREAKERS 209
RUSSIAN ARCTIC 210
RUSSIA’S ENERGY INDUSTRY 212
RUSSIAN AGRICULTURE 214
RUSSIAN AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT 216
RUSSIAN BLACK ANGUS 218
MIRATORG 220
WINEMAKING 222
RUSSIAN ARTISTS 224
ARTISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY 226
RUSSIAN MUSEUMS 228
RUSSIAN COMPOSERS OF THE 19TH CENTURY 230
RUSSIAN COMPOSERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY 232
THE GOLDEN AGE OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE 234
POETS OF THE TURN OF THE CENTURY 236
POETS OF WORKERS AND PEASANTS 238
RUSSIAN BALLET 240
BALLETS RUSSES 242
ARCHITECTURE OF RUSSIA 244
THE SKYSCRAPERS OF MOSCOW 246
THE METRO 248
MOSCOW TOWERS 250
THE GOLDEN RING OF RUSSIA 252
RUSSIAN WORLD 254
THE GREAT VOICES OF RUSSIA 256
JAZZ 258
RUSSIAN ROCK 260
CARTOONS 262
RUSSIAN STYLE 264
RUSSIAN MODELS 266
CIRCUS 268
RUSSIAN SPORT 270
ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS 272
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING 274
FIGURE SKATING: STARS AND COACHES 276
FIGURE SKATING: NEW GENERATION 278
FOLK CRAFT 280
RUSSIAN TRADITIONAL CUISINE 282
TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN DISHES 284
KEFIR, DUMPLINGS AND BLINI 286
NATIONAL BEVERAGES 288
RUSSIAN FEAST 290
WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES OF RUSSIA 292
CRIMEA 294-297
SOCHI 298
THE RUSSIAN ARKHYZ ARKHYZ. THE BEAUTY OF DOMBAY 300-303
OUR ESTRADE 304-307
POETS ABOUT WAR 308
RUSSIAN ESTRADA STARS: ANTONOV AND LESHCHENKO 310
VICTORY FIREWORKS 312
IMMORTAL REGIMENT 314
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The Book on Russia is an illustrated publication about our country, its historical trajectory, symbols, images, spirit and people. Russia is not just a large country, occupying 1/7 of the land on our planet. Russia is a civilisation. Each civilisation is unique in its own way, and it chooses its own path. The path of Russia is a millennia-long history with exploits of its people and their selfless work, their victories and breakthroughs, trials andtribulations, great culture and science, prominent figures and millions of ordinary Russians who love their Motherland, defend it and advance it forward. Russia is so diverse that it is impossible to cover the whole ground of what is dear and important to us in a single book, no matter how big it is. But with that said, we gave it a try, and it is our hope that the exposure to this publication will urge you, our dear readers, to learn more, and in greater detail, about the past and present of Russia. This edition of The Book on Russia is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Victory of our country in the Great Patriotic War, and is intended to remind the readership of the sacrifice, grief, heroic stamina and the decisive contribution of the Soviet people—Russians and other peoples of the former Soviet Union—to the victory in World War II.

We express our profound gratitude to Russian businesses and individuals who helped us prepare and publish this Book.

The Book on Russia team of contributors.
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