The steppes of Siberia were occupied by a succession of nomadic peoples, including the Khitan people, various Turkic peoples, and the Mongol Empire. In the late Middle Ages, Tibetan Buddhism spread into the areas south of Lake Baikal. During the Russian Empire, Siberia was chiefly developed as an agricultural province.Read More →
Grand Kremlin Palace is located on the Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin. Is Russia and Moscow the same? Today Moscow is not only the political centre of Russia but also the country’s most populous city and its industrial, cultural, scientific, and educational capital. For more than 600 years MoscowRead More →
Belarus, country of eastern Europe. Until it became independent in 1991, Belarus, formerly known as Belorussia or White Russia, was the smallest of the three Slavic republics included in the Soviet Union (the larger two being Russia and Ukraine). Are Russia and Belarus allies? Russia is Belarus’ largest and mostRead More →
Russia spans territory in both Europe and Asia. Most of Russia’s territory belongs to the Asian continent, but most of the country’s people reside in Europe. The historical heartland of Russia also lies in Europe. The country expanded its territory into Asia due to imperial conquests. Why is Russia apartRead More →
Russia is a transcontinental country, a state which is situated on more than one continent. Russia spans the northern part of the Eurasian continent, 77% of Russia’s area is in Asia, the western 23% of the country is located in Europe, European Russia occupies almost 40% of Europe’s total area.Read More →
However, Russia had the support of France and feared that a failure to defend Serbia would lead to the loss of Russian credibility, constituting a major political defeat in its goal of controlling the Balkans. Tsar Nicholas II mobilized Russian forces on 30 July 1914 to threaten Austria-Hungary if itRead More →
The Andes Mountains are located in South America, running north to south along the western coast of the continent. The Rocky Mountains are a vast mountain system in Western North America, extending north-south from Canada to New Mexico, a distance of about 3,000 miles (4800 km). Where is the centralRead More →
No, it is neither a separate country nor a colony. Siberia is a geographical region of Russia and currently most of its inhabitants are ethnic Russians. In the Middle Ages, these lands were inhabited by nomadic tribes of the ancient states of East Asia. What nationality is Siberia? Most ofRead More →
People often refer to Mother Russia as a personification of the Russian nation. The Philippines is also considered as a motherland which is derived from the word “Inang Bayan” which means “Motherland”. What do Russians call the Motherland? In the Russian language, the concept of motherland is rendered by twoRead More →