A Guide to Russia
Capital:
Moscow
Population:
143,202,000
Currency:
Russian ruble (RUR)
Religions:
Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule
Government:
federation
Languages:
Russian, many minority languages
Climate:
ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast
Phone Code:
7
Festivals in Russia
New Year in Russia [article]Maslenitsa - Russian Mardi Gras [article]
Moscow International Advertising Festival [photo gallery]
Vladivostok International Film Festival [photo gallery]
Perm International Snow, Ice and Fire Festival [video]
Moscow Stiletto Run [video]
St. Petersburg International Dance Film Festival - Kinodance [web site]
International Documentary Film Festival [web site]
Check out more Russia festivals
Russia Hostels and Budget Hotels
Russia Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Russia.
Russia Flights
Aeroflot (Russia) - Aeroflot Russian Airlines is one of the world's largest commercial carriers with flights to 108 destinations in 54 countries.
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Russia. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Aeroflot) through to airline sites that feature flights to Russia.
Russia Tours
Tours in RussiaEuropean Train Travel
Car Hire in Russia
easyCar - easyCar is one of the easy Group of companies owned by Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of easyJet. easyCar is now represented in over 60 countries with 2,400 rental locations and access to a fleet of some 400,000 cars and like easyJet you'll have to go a long, long way to find a cheaper rate on or off the web.
Further Russia Resources
Russia.com [web site]Check out more Russia web sites
