After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia remains the largest country in the world. 

 

Russia spans 11 times zones.  When the sun sets on its western border, it is rising on its eastern shore.

 

Russia’s 6 ½ million (plus) square miles is home to over 146 million people. 

 

Russian is spoken as the primary language, although there are over 100 other languages spoken their as well. 

In recent years there has been a growing anti-western sentiment nurtured by the government.