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The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod, featuring the statues and reliefs of the most celebrated people in the first 1000 years of Russian history Men of enlightenment at the Millennium of Russia Statesmen at the Millennium of Russia Military men and heroes at the Millennium of Russia Writers and artists at the Millennium of Russia
Mushrooms (Russian: грибы, griby) have been an important part of Russian folk culture at least since the 10th century and an essential part of Russian meals. There are more than 200 kinds of edible mushrooms in Russia. Mushrooms were always considered magical and so they play a prominent role in Russian fairy tales.
Siberia is a vast region spanning the northern part of the Asian continent and forming the Asiatic portion of Russia.As a result of the Russian conquest of Siberia (16th to 19th centuries) and of the subsequent population movements during the Soviet era (1917–1991), the modern-day demographics of Siberia is dominated by ethnic Russians and other Slavs.
Russian icons. Russian icons represent a form of religious art that developed in Eastern Orthodox Christianity after Kievan Rus' adopted the faith from the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire in AD 988. [1] Initially following Byzantine artistic standards, these icons were integral to religious practices and cultural traditions in Russia.
Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867 for $7.2 million, and 92 years later, it became the 49th state.
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Imperialist ideologies, in Russia and more widely, discouraged research emphasising an ancient or distinctive history for Inner Eurasian peoples. [73] Arabic sources portray Rus ' people fairly clearly as a raiding and trading diaspora, or as mercenaries, under the Volga Bulghars or the Khazars, rather than taking a role in state formation. [63 ...
Russia, as the largest country in the world, has great ethnic diversity, is a multinational state, and is home to over 190 ethnic groups nationwide.According to the population census at the end of 2021, more than 147.1 million people lived in Russia, which is 4.3 million more than in the 2010 census, or 3.03%.