This country is often called Mother Russia. It is a large nation. They speak Russian.

This city is in Western Russia. It is on the European continent. They have a lot of beautiful architecture. The population is 11.92 million. The area is 970 square miles.

Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the Bolsheviks who took over the nation's monarchy and made it Communist. The last leader of the U.S.S.R. was Michel Gorbachev. After 1991 it was split into 15 nations.

Their land area is 6.602 million square miles. They are on the European and Asian continents. Their population is 144.5 million.

This is the deepest freshwater lake in the world with a depth of 5,387 feet. It contains a quarter of the world's freshwater. It contains more water than all of the great lakes combined. It is the most ancient freshwater lake originating 25 million years ago. It has 300 tributaries but only one outlet.

This is the Russian National Animal. It is also often used as a symbol of Russia in political cartoons. A male adult weighs around 600 lbs.