January 1 — New year (non-working days — from January 1 till January 5).
January 7 — Christmas (christian holiday).
February 23 — the Day of the defence counsel of Fatherland (is the assignee of Day of Red Army both Day of the Soviet Army and Naval Fleet, is originally established in memory of the first battle collisions just of created Red army with German armies during the First world war in 1918).
March 8 — the International female day
May 1 — the Holiday of spring and.
May 9 — the Day of a Victory (is established in honour of a victory USSR above Germany in Great Domestic war in 1945. A day off since 1965).
June 12 — the Day of Russia (is established in honour of acceptance of the Declaration about the state sovereignty of RSFSR in 1990).
November 4 — the Day of national.
Besides in Russia celebrate a lot of professional and religious holidays.
The average temperatures of January, on different regions, change from 6 up to -50 C degrees, July from 1 up to 25 C degrees; deposits from 150 up to 2000 mm per one year.
More than 70 % of the Russian territory — is a zone of risky agriculture. The agricultural season on the most part of territory of Russia lasts 2 — 3 months (for comparison, in Europe or USA — 8 — 9 months). At the same time in Russia there is 10 % all fertile grounds of the world.
The rivers in Russia traditionally played a huge role — not only as transport ways, but also as lines of settling and economic development of new territories. On the rivers all large cities are constructed practically.
The significant part of island Arctic Region is engaged in glaciers. The glaciers also are in mountains of Southern Siberia, on Kamchatka and Caucasus.
The huge territories are engaged in bogs (Especially western Siberia).
Russia, or Russain Federation - is teh country located in East Europe and Northern Asia. It Is the largest state of the world. (17 075 400 sq. kms or 11,46 % of the area of all land of the Earth, or 12,65 % populated by the man dry, that almost it is twice more, than at Canada, occupying the second place). The population is 141 927 296 men as for 2011, now country occupies the ninth place in the world on this parameter. The state language — Russian. Capital — the Moskow city.
Russia borders with 18 countries (largest parameter in the world), switching 2 partially recognized, from them overland with the following states: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Abkhazia, Georgia , Southern Osetia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Northern Korea; only on the sea borders on Japan and USA.
The population of Russia calls Russians. Official language - Russian.