Our school is situated in the heart of Russian cultural capital - Saint Petersburg.
Shortly about Russian Federation
Capital (and largest city) -Moskow
Formation
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Vladimir-Suzdal Principality - 1169
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Grand Duchy of Moscow - 1283
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Tsardom of Muscovy -1547
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1713 - by order of Peter 1 was renamed from Muscovy to Russia
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RSFSR - 7th of November 1917
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Russian Federation - 25th of December 1991
The state system - Federal semi-presidential republic
Legislature - Federal Assembly:
Currency - Ruble (RUB)
Area -17,075,400 km² Total
Population – over 142 millions
Languages: official – Russian; twenty seven others co-official languages in different regions
Weather - dominance of the wet continental climate
Emergency service numbers: Fire, Search and rescue – 01; Police - 02; Ambulance - 03; Gas leaks - 04. The new number - 112 for all occasion began operating in 2011
Electricity 220V, (appliances usually use standard 2-pin sockets and plugs)
Calling Code: +7
Drives on the: right
Internet TLD: .ru, .su, .рф
ISO 3166 code : RU
Time Zone: Summer (DST) - (UTC+3 to +12 (exc. +5))