Russia
a place with lots of things to do any many places to see
First things First
Russia is a huge country that has many things to do and a lot of places to see.
Famous attractions
If you are going to visit Russia you are probably going to see the magnificent sights. For example the churches in Russia, the churches are really back to date, to be exact in the 17th century.The Russian Orthodox is a religion group ,they also designed the churches architecture .
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
The church is 338 feet tall and is the worlds tallest Orthodox Christian Church.
St Basil's Catherdal
As you can see there are swirls on top of the church if you count the swirls there are 8 total,3 on the other side which is where you cannot see them in the picture and the 8 swirls are actually covering a 9th one that no one knew about till now.
Church of Savior on Blood
Yes that is the name, the reason it is called that is because the church to try resurrection on dead people, how fascinating does that sound!
What to get to remeber your trip
A very famous item to buy in Russia is the Russian nesting dolls of course. The idea is that you open up a doll and another one comes out just a smaller size and you keep opening and opening till you get to the smallest Russian nesting doll that is too small to open.Also they are hand painted and hand made. That is why they are so expensive.
History
The Romanov family was a very important part of history for Russia. Nicholas Romanov was a prince and the eldest of six children. His father had a kidney failure at the age of 49 and died and the throne went to Nicholas. At the time when his father had died he was engaged to a woman named Olga, she was the granddaughter of English Queen Victoria l. They had five children together. There names were Olga, Tatiana, Anastasia and Alexis who was a boy. The family was on house arrest as the civil war developed and a group of red cross army shot and killed them in the basement and the youngest daughter Anastasia managed to survive from the jewels in her pocket.
Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols: Crash Course World History #20
What is the cost?
If you want to go to Russia the ticket cost is $339, but there are different prices for different places. But if you want to buy it from Las Vegas it would cost about $666 at the cheapest price there is.
How long is the flight?
If you want to fly from Las Vegas it would take 12 hours and 18 minutes.
Culture
In Russia vodka is very famous, its so famous that when a person dies in Russia the people at the funereal take vodka shots to remember them goodbye.
Pancakes
These are no ordinary pancakes these are potato pancakes and they are sure to satisfy your hunger.
Beet soup
In Russia this soup is very famous and it is called Borscht and is a beet soup with beef in it and it is very delicious.
Buchweet
This is sort of like rice, in Russia instead of rice they eat this buchweet.