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trent dreyer pd3 4/17/12 russian alphabet russia is the largest country in the world and has one of the biggest populations in the world too its current population is around 140 million russia is located in parts of europe and asia the capital of russia is moscow a arshavin andrei is a professional soccer player who is on loan from arsenal and plays for zenit st.petersburg he is also a member of the russian national team he is the most well known russian soccer player b belarus is one of the many countries russia borders.

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c christmas is a holiday celebrated in russia it is very similar to the way we celebrate it hear d dimitry anatolyevich medvedev is the current president of russia he has been the president since 2008.

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e eleven russia has eleven time zones which is a lot compared to what the united states has f faberge carl is a famous russian artist he is known for intricately decorated easter eggs he lived from 1846-1920 g grin alexander was a very famous russian writer his most famous work is scarlet sails alexander grin lived from 1880-1932.

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h hockey is a very popular sport in russia behind soccer hockey is the most popular sport in russia i international women s day is a holiday celebrated in russia it is like mother s day here j joseph achron was a famous russian composer his most famous work is the hebrew melody for violin and orchestra he lived from 1886-1943.

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k kazan is a city in russia it is one of the most populous in russia it is ranked 8th and it has a population around 1.1 million l lenin vladimir was one of the leading political figures in the 20th century he was a part of bolshevik take-over of power in russia in 1917.

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m-moscow is the capital of russia it has the largest population in russia and one of the largest in the world its population is about 15 million n-natural resources russia has many natural resources including natural gas oil coal and iron.

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o ovechkin alexander is the best russian hockey player right now he currently plays with the washington capitals in the nhl p pavlyuchencko roman is a professional soccer player he plays for lokomotiv moscow in russia he also plays for the russian national team.

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q qatar s russians do not like qatar s they don t like qatar s because they backed the us position on the unrest syria r roman abramovich is a wealthy businessman in russia he is most popular for owning one of the best soccer teams in the world chelsea and he also makes his money because he owns an oil industry.

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s soccer is the most popular sport in russia russia has many good players t trotsky leon was a communist that helped ignite the russian revolution of 1917 he lived from 1879-1940.

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u ural mountains the ural mountains is a mountain range in western russia v vladimir putin was the former president of russia he was the president from 1999-2008 he was succeeded by dimitry medvedev w walter koenig is probably the most famous actor in russia he became famous from the television series star trek

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x xylophone in russia the xylophone is a very popular instrument aram ilyich khachaturian is a famous composer y yekaterinburg is a city in russia it is the 4th most populous there its population is around 1.35 million.

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z zharkov aleksei is a famous russian actor he was born in 1948 in moscow russia he is known for his roles in artiska lz gribova in conclusion russia has many good athletes artists actors composers they are good at many things and russia is a beautiful country russia is a great country it would be a very nice place to live in.

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