Russia

or, also officially known as the Russian Federation, is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. Capital: Moscow President: Vladimir Putin Population: 143 million (2011) Government: Constitutional republic, Federal republic, Semi-presidential system Official language: Russian Language

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a city and a federal subject (a federal city) of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. Saint Petersburg is often described as the most Western city of Russia, as well as its cultural capital. It is the northernmost city in the world to have a population of over one million. Saint Petersburg was the Imperial capital of Russia.

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a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities.

America had a White House, the Russians have the Kremlin. As the official office of the President of Russia, the Kremlin fortress became the number one destination in Moscow. Kremlin complex offers many beautiful historic buildings.

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refers to the literature of Russia or its migrs, and to the Russian-language literature of several independent nations once a part of what was historically Russia or the Soviet Union.

Russian authors significantly contributed almost to all known genres of the literature. Russia had five Nobel Prize in literature laureates. As of 2011, Russia was the fourth largest book producer in the world in terms of published titles.A popular folk saying claims Russians are "the world's most reading nation"

On September 9, 1828, Leo Tolstoy was born in Tula Province, Russia. In the 1860s, he wrote his first great novel, War and Peace. In 1873, Tolstoy set to work on the second of his best known novels, Anna Karenina. He continued to write fiction throughout the 1880s and 1890s. One of his most successful later works was The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Tolstoy died on November 20, 1910 in Astapovo, Russia.

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- young merchant who live in Vladimir Vanya - the wife of Aksenov Makar - the man who caused Aksenov sufferings

(29 January 1860 15 July 1904) was a Russian physician, dramaturge and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practised as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress."

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IVANOVNA POPOV - was a grieving widow because of her husband death GRIGORI STEPANOVITCH SMIRNOV - proprietor of a country estate LUKA - servant of Mrs. Popov was an obedient man A gardener, a Coachman, and several workmen were as obedient as Luka.