10 Mindblowing facts about Russia

 • HERE OUR SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT RUSSIA 🇷🇺

1. Russia spans 11 time zones, making it the country with the most contiguous time zones.

  

2. Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world, reaching a depth of over 5,300 feet (1,600 meters).

3. The Trans-Siberian Railway, which stretches over 9,000 kilometers, is the longest railway line in the world.

4. Russia is home to one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth, Oymyakon, where temperatures can drop below -50°C (-58°F).

5. The Russian language uses the Cyrillic alphabet, which was created in the 9th century by two brothers, Cyril and Methodius, who were Byzantine Greek missionaries.

6. Russia has the world's largest reserves of natural gas and the second-largest reserves of coal and the eighth-largest reserves of oil.

7. The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg is one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, with over 3 million items in its collection.

8. Moscow's metro system is not only one of the busiest but also one of the most beautiful with its intricate and ornate station designs.

9. The Russian nesting dolls, Matryoshka dolls, are a popular symbol of Russian culture and are handcrafted from wood.

10. The Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human to journey into outer space, orbiting the Earth in 1961.