Rebecca+F.+-+Russia

Rebecca is m oving to Russia!

//**Soccer is a favorite sport in Russia and chess a popular board game. Russian children like to play hockey, Ice Skate, and ski cross country.**//
 * Hey everybody, you should go to [|www.travel.state.gov] it really helps.**

//**Caviar is a treat in Russia. Russians also put sour cream on just about everything. Russian people like Blinis (pancakes) and they eat Rye bread more than anyone else in the world.**//
 * Russian kids go to school everyday but Sunday and start when they are six. They study math, history, reading, writing and science. In addition to that they can also learn ballet or music. However, the economic problems don't allow students access to the textbooks and technology that americans have. Russian families like to watch television at night together.**


 * If we were to live in western Russia we would be near forests. If we lived near northern Russia we would live on tundra.**


 * In Russian tradition if someone steps on your foot you must step on their's as well or else you might get in a fight. It is also considered bad luck to shake hands through a doorway.**


 * Russia's population is 139.4 million people. There are more than 100 different ethnic groups.**


 * Russian names for girls include, Zoya, Lada, Snezhana, Ruslana, Khristina, Elvira, Yana, Yadviga, Fransuaza, Galia, Vera, Alina, and Catia.**
 * Russian boy names include, Artem, Bogden, and Arkedy**
 * The precentages for the most common Russian last names are:**
 * Smirnov 1.8%**
 * Ivanov 1.3%**
 * Kuzentsoo 1%**
 * Morozoo 0.5%**
 * Solowyoo 0.4%**
 * Sokolov 0.85%**
 * Popov 0.8%**
 * Lebedev 0.7%**
 * Kozlovo 0.6%**
 * Novikoo 0.6%**
 * The city that I would live in is Moscow. I would live there because that is the location of one of my dad's company's offices. In Moscow 22.6% of the population bike to work according to [|http://money.cnn.com] The average rainfall is 27.37 less rain than the highest Ranked top ten cities in the world. There is only 5.0 diabetes rate wheras the top ten rated cities average have 9.3%. 79.6% of the people who live in Moscow have completed college.**
 * the russian monetary system consists of a currency called rouble which consists of 100 kopeecks. 1 rouble is equivalent to $.0335 (or 1.00 USD = 29.89 RUR).**


 * Food / Household Item || Avg RUR || Avg USD ||
 * Milk (one liter) || 24.00 || 0.80 ||
 * Mineral water (two liters) || 17.50 || 0.59 ||
 * Orange, apple juice pack (1 liter) || 65.00 || 2.17 ||
 * Bread (1/2 kilo loaf) || 17.50 || 0.59 ||
 * Meat (one kilo) || 215.00 || 7.19 ||
 * Chicken (frozen) per kilo || 125.00 || 4.18 ||
 * Oranges (one kilo) || 65.00 || 2.17 ||
 * Potatoes (one kilo) || 35.00 || 1.17 ||
 * Pack of spaghetti (1/2 kilo) || 50.00 || 1.67 ||
 * Pack of instant noodles || 18.50 || 0.62 ||
 * Bar of soap || 17.50 || 0.59 ||
 * Bottle of nice shampoo || 100.00 || 3.35 ||
 * A chocolate bar (200 grams) || 30.00 || 1.00 ||
 * As of Feb-09 []

__English Phoenetic Russian__ Where is the bathroom? Gde vannaya komnata  Где туалет?  Yes Dah да  No Nyet нет  What is that? Chto eto takoe? Что это такое? Where is that? A gde eto?  А где это ? Hello Privet  Привет  I need a taxi Mne nuzhno taksi  Мне нужно такси   What time is it? Skolʹko syeĭchas vremeni? <span class="short_text"> Сколько сейчас времени ?
 * 10 Essential things to bring to Russia**
 * Clothing**
 * toothbrush**
 * travel dictionary**
 * passport[[image:http://mexico.vg/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/passport-mexico.jpg width="83" height="79"]]**
 * money**
 * Russian Visa**
 * phrasebook**
 * furniture**
 * computer**
 * special pictures and things that mean alot to me.**
 * If you don't have a passport already, visit []. Be sure to apply early, it can take up to ten weeks and costs between $105-135.**
 * To enter Russia, you must have a visa issued by the Russian government. You must obtain your Visa before you leave the united states and if you leave Russia you must make sure your Visa is valid otherwise you can't leave the country.**
 * To move to Russia We will take a plane and oue furniture will be sent seperatley over seas. when we arrive in moscow we will take a cab and check into a hotel until our furniture arrives.**
 * Russian clothing**
 * The dresses that you see here are childrens costumes or traditional russian garb**
 * The boots that you see below are velenki boots for women they are popular and made of 100% sheeps wool**
 * These valenki boots are for children**
 * Below are Russian style baseball caps**
 * Modern russian clothing is made of bright and warm fabrics.**
 * Tourist destinations of Russia**
 * Moscow and St. Petersburg are must see places in Russia. Kaliningrad is also reccomended. However opinions seem to differ between websites if russia is a tourist freindly country or not.**
 * In Russia Many people stop by St.Basil's Cathedral in Moscow to witness the beauty of the Church.**
 * Useful Phrases**

<span class="short_text"> And of course the all important...My hovercraft is full of eels! <span class="short_text"> Мое судно на воздушной подушке полно угрей !

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<span class="short_text"> How do you pronounce this? <span class="short_text"> Как вы произносите это ?

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<span class="short_text"> <span class="short_text">Russia's Government and main industry

<span class="short_text"> <span class="short_text">Russia was originally a monarchy until the death of the Romanov family in 1917. Afterword Russia became communist but after the fall of the soviet union in 1991 Russia is now a federation that elects officials. <span class="short_text"> <span class="short_text">Russia's main industries include coal, oil, gas, chemicals, metals, and spacecraft. The exports of russia include wood chemicals and wood products. <span class="short_text"> <span class="short_text">Imports include medicines and plastics.

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