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Russia’s Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood
The Church of the Savior on Blood is in St. Petersburg, Russia. The church was previously known as “Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ” and “Church on Spilled Blood”
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Country With The Most Number of Tank
Russia has by far the most tanks of any army in the world (21,000). Most of these outdated machines are tributes to its past, and although outnumbered (16,000), the United States has a much more advanced tank inventory.
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France and Its Time Zones
France claims the most time zones including overseas territories, by covering 12 time zones. The United States would be the runner-up with 11 and then Russia with 9.
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Russian’s Largest Orthodox Cathedral
St. Petersburg’s St. Isaac’s Cathedral is Russian’s largest Orthodox cathedral in the city. It rests on 10,000 tree trunks, sunken into the marshy ground below.
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Russian White Nights Festival
An annual international arts festival called White Nights Festival is being celebrated in St. Petersburg, Russia during the season of the midnight sun. This includes a series of classical ballet, opera and music events.
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Alcohol or Softdrink
Russia didn’t consider beer to be alcohol until 2011. It was previously classified as a soft drink.
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World’s Coldest Inhabited Place
Russia is home to the coldest inhabited place on the planet – Oymyakon. On February 6, 1933, a temperature of −67.7 °C was recorded at its weather station.
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Most Time Zones in Russia
Russia has 11 time zones, more than any other country in the other world.
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Russia’s Cleaning Day
Subbotnik is the day when residents of Russian cities volunteer to sweep up and tidy the streets. It started after the revolution but still happens today.
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World’s Longest Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia is 9200 km long, making it the single longest railway in the world and will take you 152 hours and 27 minutes to complete.
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Planning on Being an Astronaut
Russian is the international language of space, thus instructions are given to astronauts
in Russian during emergency. Astronaut trainees stay in Moscow to learn local lingo.
Careful With Flowers in Russia
In Russia, yellow blooms signify deceit or a relationship break-up. Also,
red carnations are placed on the graves of the dead, or are offered to
surviving war veterans, so skip these too.
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