INTRODUCTION
Peasant girls photographed in Russia, c.1915
Large, mysterious, exotic, unknown, and perhaps a little backward, and faintly dangerous: West of Russia, which is always an evil presence. Decades before the Russian Revolutions of 1917, Westerners know little about it. The British, for example, the rivalry and paranoia about Russia and its people's political motived 19 th century and grew up in food. Back to the Crimean War of 1850 and the clashes in the eastern imperial competition, Russia is a painted unappealing image. Oppression of the Russian people and the long-suffering of a group of farmers; Russian Tsar (Emperor), a vicious predator, its intellectuals, a powerful tribe of barbarians. Russian society, culture, and religion are still essentially medieval, unreformed said. 1800 The English satirical cartoons of the Russian nation played such a large bear: slow and lumbering, but inherently dangerous.
These effects, however, are based on the actual reality, grossly exaggerated. If only for the fact that the size of what you want in the world, with a capacity of European dominance, Continental Power by the Tsar's empire. She is 22.4 million square kilometers, or one-sixth of the globe's covering of land, with a very large territorially. Today, there are 11 different time in the same area. Imperial Russia and 28 other countries, sharing borders with the states or the state. She defended the navies of more than 40,000 kilometers of coastline. There is a great diversity of terrain and geography within the wider state. Russia's most fertile farmland, grass (flat grasslands) or the frozen tundra of the Entity, on broad grounds. Mountain east of the Caucasus, and the URL mountains, between European and Asian Russia was included in the official line. Volga and Don rivers and crossed over to the Empire on hundreds of waterways.
"We're still in our decades-old policy of the error from the time of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, 'Russia', etc., but there is none that is identified., We have the Russian Empire. Population from 35 per cent are foreigners, and Russians, Great Russians, Little Russians and White Russians divided, we ... Empire of the peculiarities of the other countries, it is not possible to maintain a policy of neglect. watchword of an Empire 'Let us turn that everyone is into real Russians', can not be. "
Sergei Witte, czarist minister
Russia's people and its territory is as diverse and widely spread. National population reached 128 million in 1897. Slavs, Tatars, Mongols, Kazakhs, Poles, Bashkir and others: 100 different species of land and is surrounded by a number of previous centuries, the battle for control of the descendants of the numerous tribes and races. At about 45 per cent of the population of Slavic descent, a clear majority of Russians. Some of the ethnic groups that are too small, and thousands of people. This is the most important language differences and the diversity of religious and cultural ideas hotchpotch. Speaking Russian, and its written form, Cyrillic, were the official languages of the state and the most common in European Russia. But dozens of other languages and dialects used in the Empire: European west from Polish-speaking Aleut Eskimos to the north-east. Orthodox Church, an unreformed form of Catholicism, the state religion - but the Russians millions, as well as Judaism, like Islam and Buddhism, Christianity, followed by the other derivations.
Britain, France and Germany: Despite its size, Russia's political, social and economic development of Europe's other 'backward than the Great Powers. By far, Russia's rulers in the 19th century, not to change or modernization;, they were reluctant to change the Russian government, or social structures. As a result, many aspects of Russian life, but also reflects the medieval than modern values. Until 1861, Russia's agricultural farmers in relation to the more serfs: they bought and sold with the land. It took a long time to cross the reforms instigated by a military defeat. Russia's defeat in the Crimean War, the country revealed that industrial energy and infrastructure deficiencies in its technical and industrial exposure. The risk of errors in the case of war with Russia, she is placed in a more modern Continental neighbors.
Crimean disaster, Russia's' reformist Tsar, Alexander II, was launched. These reforms are not always well-managed, and they do not always produce the desired results - but they are from a semi-feudal agricultural economy to a semi - industrial modern heralded the beginning of a transformation of Russia. Many Russians better rights and political participation, such as a place of anxiety, even a push in the political and social liberalization. In 1881, Alexander II, was a killer, blown to pieces by a bomb on his reforms in return for payment. Russian action, oppression, unrest, war and revolution into four decades.
These effects, however, are based on the actual reality, grossly exaggerated. If only for the fact that the size of what you want in the world, with a capacity of European dominance, Continental Power by the Tsar's empire. She is 22.4 million square kilometers, or one-sixth of the globe's covering of land, with a very large territorially. Today, there are 11 different time in the same area. Imperial Russia and 28 other countries, sharing borders with the states or the state. She defended the navies of more than 40,000 kilometers of coastline. There is a great diversity of terrain and geography within the wider state. Russia's most fertile farmland, grass (flat grasslands) or the frozen tundra of the Entity, on broad grounds. Mountain east of the Caucasus, and the URL mountains, between European and Asian Russia was included in the official line. Volga and Don rivers and crossed over to the Empire on hundreds of waterways.
"We're still in our decades-old policy of the error from the time of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, 'Russia', etc., but there is none that is identified., We have the Russian Empire. Population from 35 per cent are foreigners, and Russians, Great Russians, Little Russians and White Russians divided, we ... Empire of the peculiarities of the other countries, it is not possible to maintain a policy of neglect. watchword of an Empire 'Let us turn that everyone is into real Russians', can not be. "
Sergei Witte, czarist minister
Russia's people and its territory is as diverse and widely spread. National population reached 128 million in 1897. Slavs, Tatars, Mongols, Kazakhs, Poles, Bashkir and others: 100 different species of land and is surrounded by a number of previous centuries, the battle for control of the descendants of the numerous tribes and races. At about 45 per cent of the population of Slavic descent, a clear majority of Russians. Some of the ethnic groups that are too small, and thousands of people. This is the most important language differences and the diversity of religious and cultural ideas hotchpotch. Speaking Russian, and its written form, Cyrillic, were the official languages of the state and the most common in European Russia. But dozens of other languages and dialects used in the Empire: European west from Polish-speaking Aleut Eskimos to the north-east. Orthodox Church, an unreformed form of Catholicism, the state religion - but the Russians millions, as well as Judaism, like Islam and Buddhism, Christianity, followed by the other derivations.
Britain, France and Germany: Despite its size, Russia's political, social and economic development of Europe's other 'backward than the Great Powers. By far, Russia's rulers in the 19th century, not to change or modernization;, they were reluctant to change the Russian government, or social structures. As a result, many aspects of Russian life, but also reflects the medieval than modern values. Until 1861, Russia's agricultural farmers in relation to the more serfs: they bought and sold with the land. It took a long time to cross the reforms instigated by a military defeat. Russia's defeat in the Crimean War, the country revealed that industrial energy and infrastructure deficiencies in its technical and industrial exposure. The risk of errors in the case of war with Russia, she is placed in a more modern Continental neighbors.
Crimean disaster, Russia's' reformist Tsar, Alexander II, was launched. These reforms are not always well-managed, and they do not always produce the desired results - but they are from a semi-feudal agricultural economy to a semi - industrial modern heralded the beginning of a transformation of Russia. Many Russians better rights and political participation, such as a place of anxiety, even a push in the political and social liberalization. In 1881, Alexander II, was a killer, blown to pieces by a bomb on his reforms in return for payment. Russian action, oppression, unrest, war and revolution into four decades.
HISTORY
THE HISTORY OF RUSSIA
With dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia's former Soviet past an enormous resurgence of interest, as well as a great deal of discussion and review of the Soviet period. Before all of this change with a simple touch of everything Soviet or not as a result of a general vilification, but contributing to an unprecedented effort to return to the old Russian national heritage. Preserved churches all across the country, the great Russian writers and artists whose works were banned again honored to, once again, in the ancient cities and communities in the person's character. The next year, Moscow city, its past glory of the restoration, as well as a ceremony to mark the commemoration of its 850th anniversary.
For most western visitors, Russian history, a summary of the most gloomy legends and rumors are nothing more than sensationalist - Catherine scurrilous stories about the amazing survival from the tabloid television reports of the children of Nicholas II Great.
For most western visitors, Russian history, a summary of the most gloomy legends and rumors are nothing more than sensationalist - Catherine scurrilous stories about the amazing survival from the tabloid television reports of the children of Nicholas II Great.
POPULATION
Russia has always been sparse in population, but only in a multi-national state. More than 145 million people live in the country permanently.
They speak their own languages, in more than 160 countries, respectively. Small population groups alive in specific areas. Russians, Tatars, Ukrainians, Bashkir, Chuvash, Chechens and Armenians - the representatives of only seven countries that have more than one million.
Russia, China, India, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil and Pakistan is the world's seventh largest in terms of the population.
The population density in the world, after the United States in the second place goes to Russia. The fifth part of the population live in 13 cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Omsk, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Rostov - on Don, UFA, Volgograd, and Perm. - More than 10 million people, Saint Petersburg - 5 million people in Moscow: Russia's largest mega-cities in population. Twenty-one of the most populated cities in the world, is the capital of the Russian Federation.
A large part of the population, however, the Russians - more than 80%. The remaining percentage - Tatars - 3.8%, Ukraine - 3%, Chuvash - 1.8%, Belarusians - 0.8%, Mordovians - 0.7%, Germans and Chechens - 0.6%, Hour, Armenians, Jews - 0.4%, and others. Tatars, the number of the second, Volga area. Tatars and Bashkirs with over Russia in the middle of a large group of countries where the Muslim religion. Chuvash, a total of about two million people from other Turkic peoples. Siberia Live Altai, Khakassia, Yakuts in. ; Nehsko-Daghestanian Group Kabardins, Adygea and the Circassians: Caucasian Abkhaz-Adyghe group of people live Chechens, Ingush, Avars, Lezgins; Ossetins of the Iranian group.
Finno-Ugric peoples of Russia - the Finnish, Karelians, Komis, and the Saami of northern European Russia; Marie and Mordovians Volga region, Khanty and Mansi, engaged in hunting and reindeer, in western Siberia.
Reindeer Herding Nenetses are involved in the Far North. Live Evenks in eastern Siberia. Chukotka Peninsula - Chukchi - Reindeer cattle handlers and fishers. Buryats and Kalmyks to Siberia, the Caspian Sea to the Mongolian group represents.
Each country's language, customs and traditions, dress, traditional occupations and sought to protect transactions. Most of these people in their identity and traditional classes. National cultural treasure of the nation's heritage
They speak their own languages, in more than 160 countries, respectively. Small population groups alive in specific areas. Russians, Tatars, Ukrainians, Bashkir, Chuvash, Chechens and Armenians - the representatives of only seven countries that have more than one million.
Russia, China, India, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil and Pakistan is the world's seventh largest in terms of the population.
The population density in the world, after the United States in the second place goes to Russia. The fifth part of the population live in 13 cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Omsk, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Rostov - on Don, UFA, Volgograd, and Perm. - More than 10 million people, Saint Petersburg - 5 million people in Moscow: Russia's largest mega-cities in population. Twenty-one of the most populated cities in the world, is the capital of the Russian Federation.
A large part of the population, however, the Russians - more than 80%. The remaining percentage - Tatars - 3.8%, Ukraine - 3%, Chuvash - 1.8%, Belarusians - 0.8%, Mordovians - 0.7%, Germans and Chechens - 0.6%, Hour, Armenians, Jews - 0.4%, and others. Tatars, the number of the second, Volga area. Tatars and Bashkirs with over Russia in the middle of a large group of countries where the Muslim religion. Chuvash, a total of about two million people from other Turkic peoples. Siberia Live Altai, Khakassia, Yakuts in. ; Nehsko-Daghestanian Group Kabardins, Adygea and the Circassians: Caucasian Abkhaz-Adyghe group of people live Chechens, Ingush, Avars, Lezgins; Ossetins of the Iranian group.
Finno-Ugric peoples of Russia - the Finnish, Karelians, Komis, and the Saami of northern European Russia; Marie and Mordovians Volga region, Khanty and Mansi, engaged in hunting and reindeer, in western Siberia.
Reindeer Herding Nenetses are involved in the Far North. Live Evenks in eastern Siberia. Chukotka Peninsula - Chukchi - Reindeer cattle handlers and fishers. Buryats and Kalmyks to Siberia, the Caspian Sea to the Mongolian group represents.
Each country's language, customs and traditions, dress, traditional occupations and sought to protect transactions. Most of these people in their identity and traditional classes. National cultural treasure of the nation's heritage
LANGUAGE
RUSSIAN LANGUAGES
Russia's estimated 150m population, it is more than 81% of their first and only language is the official language of the Russian-speaking community. A minority language is spoken by bilingual speakers of Russian. More than 3% of the country's population is Russian-speaking over 100 minority languages spoken today, Tartar, which are the most popular. Other minority languages are Ukrainian, Chuvash, Bashir, Mordvin and are Chechen. 1% of the population of some of the Russian population, but these languages are prominent in key regional locations.
Russian Federation. 143,953,000. Europe and Asia.
A national or official language: Russian.
The languages of the European and Asian parts of the Russian Federation, respectively, Europe, Russia, Asia Watch.
Literacy rate: 98% -99%. A. Kibrik 1991; T. Sebeok 1963, mainly B. Information from Comrie 1987.
Blind population: the former USSR (1982 WCE) was 350,000.
Deaf organizations: 22.
105 is the number of individual languages listed for the Russian Federation. Among them, 100 languages are living and 5 there are no speakers.
Russian Federation (Asia)
Russian Federation (Europe)
Russian Federation. 143,953,000. Europe and Asia.
A national or official language: Russian.
The languages of the European and Asian parts of the Russian Federation, respectively, Europe, Russia, Asia Watch.
Literacy rate: 98% -99%. A. Kibrik 1991; T. Sebeok 1963, mainly B. Information from Comrie 1987.
Blind population: the former USSR (1982 WCE) was 350,000.
Deaf organizations: 22.
105 is the number of individual languages listed for the Russian Federation. Among them, 100 languages are living and 5 there are no speakers.
Russian Federation (Asia)
Russian Federation (Europe)
FESTIVALS
An introduction to the Russian festivals:
Russia, a wonderful holiday destination. During the festive season you visit. Russian festivals are a great cultural tradition and customs of its people to reveal important. Festivals of the Christian heritage of Europe and the United States, Russia shares on the source, however, is a celebration of fashion is truly unique. You take me by the most popular Russian festivals 4. Ends to ensure a lifetime of memories for my advice, and the rest of the Russian holiday, plan a festive time!
Noviy God or the New Year:
Noviy God or the New Year, one of the most popular Russian festival. New Year traditions Novogodnaya Yolka called a New Year's tree (conifer tree) are centered around. - In fact, usually around Father Frost and children in the tree, the tree is dedicated to a song that is sung in the New Year! It is decorated with a sweet and special glass decorations, and on a bright star.
New Year in Russia is the Russian Santa Claus or Father Frost Magic puller Ded Moroz group can not be without. Of his granddaughter, companion and helpmate Snegurochka or the Snow Maiden with. Children as they greet the new year, and they come with long-awaited gifts to give. They brought New Year gifts, and as the New Year's tree down and keep under the children waiting for them. Father Frost happy with the sin of songs for children.
December 4 children in the world around them, present them to say that they will get this year, Santa Claus, Father Frost, Noel and other magical characters Peri is a well-known fact that the letters are moved on. Russian parents never had children, and left them to their home, so a few tricks for finding gifts, the idea that the Father Frost. Therefore, by their parents, which comes close to the Kid, Ded Moroz, forget the idea, therefore, to open a window and leave the living room. They, too, Father Frost "written" to leave a small letter.
There is no New Year is complete without a family together, delicious meal and fireworks.
Bubbling champagne in a glass with a fine on the 31st of December of the people at the dinner. Another tradition is the New Year's Day New Year's speech to listen to the President of Russia. Red Square in Moscow, at 23:55 hours, usually in his speech the president pronounces. They are the President and clanging their glasses full of champagne, then the Russians the Kremlin clock strikes 0:00 Kuranty, TV-set your screen for a desire and clang! And the fireworks begin. People go outside, every passer - by, taking light Bengal lights, singing. Until the wee hours of the day usually takes place the celebration.
If you want more than 3, a celebration of the end of January, but that is not the case! Christ the Russians on January 7 Rozhdestvo (Traditional Christmas) is celebrated as the birth. Actually, the religious ceremony in the church begins at 23:00 on January 6th. The next day, it was necessary to have a family celebration. It is the day when the whole family together. Get a large family home with all the relatives. Breakfast cooked by a particular type of sweet rice porridge - kutiya is the traditional dish for dinner. Visit some of the church and light candles for more related type.
Now, if you want more than relief, so in anticipation of a fast break, but probably sigh with them. Stariy Noviy God or the Old New Year - Year of the January 13, 14 on the Russians celebratethe most amazing holiday. In fact, the history of this tradition in Russia, many people do not remember or know. Meanwhile, everything is very simple and clear - it was introduced in Russia a long time ago because of the new calendar. But the Russians were the first to celebrate the New Year holidays and have fun, and they are almost the same in the second put the celebrations.
Maslenitsa (Pancake week):It is the only fully-Russian Holiday that dates back to pagan times. It is dedicated to the Winter Drag and welcoming spring. This is an important element of the festival Bliny, Pancake is. It is a symbol of the sun. It is as the sun, round, gold and hot. Bliby or butter, or sour cream, or caviar, or mushrooms, or with STURGEON hot - a delicate taste. Rather, it each hostess how his cuisine is boiling. Actually, Russian pancakes are more like French crepes - they are thinner than American pancakes thick.
Plenty of sleigh rides in the chaos and riding on Maslenitsa, snowball fights, sledding with the deal. Each day of Maslenitsa is a traditional activity.
Monday - "meeting",
Tuesday - "Fun",
Wednesday - "sweet food",
Thursday - "Party"
Friday - "mother-in-law visiting"
Saturday - "sister in law was visiting"
Sunday - "Farewell," "Forgiveness Day"
Lady Maslenitsa, formerly known as Kostroma is a celebration of the icon is usually dressed in a grass on a bright guy, that is. Culmination celebration, on Sunday evening, Lady Maslenitsa was removed, and the fineness of the Flames into a bonfire. The remaining blintzes are also thrown into the fire, and Lady Maslenitsa's ashes are buried in snow fertilize crops! The last day of Maslenitsa is Forgiveness Day. Forgiveness of their sins before the Great Lent in order to get all of them ask for a another. Another down to say, "God, you can forgive it."
Maslenitsa on, so that the spring gives way to winter. Maslenitsa is usually celebrated in February - March. Next Pancake Week celebrations begin on February 8. There was a point to it!
Easter:
A favorite among many Russians celebrate the feast of Easter in the spring. It is faith, hope and love brings a feast of light and form. Russians, it was the Jewish "paskva" came from, and deliverance from death, and other life traveling with Jesus, which means "Paskha" call. During Easter, the resurrection of the Churches of Christ in the Holy Gates is now understood to be open all the heavens opened for the purpose of Christ's resurrection, the Holy Week.
Some of the special dishes during the cooking time for Easter. Folks "Kulichi" The great Easter cakes burning, "Paska" and painted Easter eggs, cakes made from cottage cheese. Usually painted eggs on Saturday, and then brought to the church to consecrate. Great, is not permitted during the 40 days that meat, eggs, and other things that people had a great meal of Paschal week of Lent, during dinner. Function tables in many dishes. Paschal egg is a symbol of the resurrection! The tradition of the holy people to each other with three kisses to the cheeks, and the words "Christ arise!" Russians are holy to each other while exchanging red eggs. This custom comes from the ancient period. Maria Magdalene came to the Emperor Tiberius, his salutation, "Christ came" into a red egg. Red Jesus shed on the cross for atonement of sins of the world in blood and color. Nowadays, eggs, red is not a must, they are multi-colored!
Easter is usually celebrated in March - May. Please note that, on 10 April 2010 to celebrate the next Paskha. Make sure you're there!
A Discovery:
During a Russian holiday experience the best of the great festivals. And festivals are a great way to enjoy a traditional Russian family to stay. A Cossack family in their home with a great idea. The name of the village, many families have a choice of accommodation Alekseyevskaya guests.
Russia, a wonderful holiday destination. During the festive season you visit. Russian festivals are a great cultural tradition and customs of its people to reveal important. Festivals of the Christian heritage of Europe and the United States, Russia shares on the source, however, is a celebration of fashion is truly unique. You take me by the most popular Russian festivals 4. Ends to ensure a lifetime of memories for my advice, and the rest of the Russian holiday, plan a festive time!
Noviy God or the New Year:
Noviy God or the New Year, one of the most popular Russian festival. New Year traditions Novogodnaya Yolka called a New Year's tree (conifer tree) are centered around. - In fact, usually around Father Frost and children in the tree, the tree is dedicated to a song that is sung in the New Year! It is decorated with a sweet and special glass decorations, and on a bright star.
New Year in Russia is the Russian Santa Claus or Father Frost Magic puller Ded Moroz group can not be without. Of his granddaughter, companion and helpmate Snegurochka or the Snow Maiden with. Children as they greet the new year, and they come with long-awaited gifts to give. They brought New Year gifts, and as the New Year's tree down and keep under the children waiting for them. Father Frost happy with the sin of songs for children.
December 4 children in the world around them, present them to say that they will get this year, Santa Claus, Father Frost, Noel and other magical characters Peri is a well-known fact that the letters are moved on. Russian parents never had children, and left them to their home, so a few tricks for finding gifts, the idea that the Father Frost. Therefore, by their parents, which comes close to the Kid, Ded Moroz, forget the idea, therefore, to open a window and leave the living room. They, too, Father Frost "written" to leave a small letter.
There is no New Year is complete without a family together, delicious meal and fireworks.
Bubbling champagne in a glass with a fine on the 31st of December of the people at the dinner. Another tradition is the New Year's Day New Year's speech to listen to the President of Russia. Red Square in Moscow, at 23:55 hours, usually in his speech the president pronounces. They are the President and clanging their glasses full of champagne, then the Russians the Kremlin clock strikes 0:00 Kuranty, TV-set your screen for a desire and clang! And the fireworks begin. People go outside, every passer - by, taking light Bengal lights, singing. Until the wee hours of the day usually takes place the celebration.
If you want more than 3, a celebration of the end of January, but that is not the case! Christ the Russians on January 7 Rozhdestvo (Traditional Christmas) is celebrated as the birth. Actually, the religious ceremony in the church begins at 23:00 on January 6th. The next day, it was necessary to have a family celebration. It is the day when the whole family together. Get a large family home with all the relatives. Breakfast cooked by a particular type of sweet rice porridge - kutiya is the traditional dish for dinner. Visit some of the church and light candles for more related type.
Now, if you want more than relief, so in anticipation of a fast break, but probably sigh with them. Stariy Noviy God or the Old New Year - Year of the January 13, 14 on the Russians celebratethe most amazing holiday. In fact, the history of this tradition in Russia, many people do not remember or know. Meanwhile, everything is very simple and clear - it was introduced in Russia a long time ago because of the new calendar. But the Russians were the first to celebrate the New Year holidays and have fun, and they are almost the same in the second put the celebrations.
Maslenitsa (Pancake week):It is the only fully-Russian Holiday that dates back to pagan times. It is dedicated to the Winter Drag and welcoming spring. This is an important element of the festival Bliny, Pancake is. It is a symbol of the sun. It is as the sun, round, gold and hot. Bliby or butter, or sour cream, or caviar, or mushrooms, or with STURGEON hot - a delicate taste. Rather, it each hostess how his cuisine is boiling. Actually, Russian pancakes are more like French crepes - they are thinner than American pancakes thick.
Plenty of sleigh rides in the chaos and riding on Maslenitsa, snowball fights, sledding with the deal. Each day of Maslenitsa is a traditional activity.
Monday - "meeting",
Tuesday - "Fun",
Wednesday - "sweet food",
Thursday - "Party"
Friday - "mother-in-law visiting"
Saturday - "sister in law was visiting"
Sunday - "Farewell," "Forgiveness Day"
Lady Maslenitsa, formerly known as Kostroma is a celebration of the icon is usually dressed in a grass on a bright guy, that is. Culmination celebration, on Sunday evening, Lady Maslenitsa was removed, and the fineness of the Flames into a bonfire. The remaining blintzes are also thrown into the fire, and Lady Maslenitsa's ashes are buried in snow fertilize crops! The last day of Maslenitsa is Forgiveness Day. Forgiveness of their sins before the Great Lent in order to get all of them ask for a another. Another down to say, "God, you can forgive it."
Maslenitsa on, so that the spring gives way to winter. Maslenitsa is usually celebrated in February - March. Next Pancake Week celebrations begin on February 8. There was a point to it!
Easter:
A favorite among many Russians celebrate the feast of Easter in the spring. It is faith, hope and love brings a feast of light and form. Russians, it was the Jewish "paskva" came from, and deliverance from death, and other life traveling with Jesus, which means "Paskha" call. During Easter, the resurrection of the Churches of Christ in the Holy Gates is now understood to be open all the heavens opened for the purpose of Christ's resurrection, the Holy Week.
Some of the special dishes during the cooking time for Easter. Folks "Kulichi" The great Easter cakes burning, "Paska" and painted Easter eggs, cakes made from cottage cheese. Usually painted eggs on Saturday, and then brought to the church to consecrate. Great, is not permitted during the 40 days that meat, eggs, and other things that people had a great meal of Paschal week of Lent, during dinner. Function tables in many dishes. Paschal egg is a symbol of the resurrection! The tradition of the holy people to each other with three kisses to the cheeks, and the words "Christ arise!" Russians are holy to each other while exchanging red eggs. This custom comes from the ancient period. Maria Magdalene came to the Emperor Tiberius, his salutation, "Christ came" into a red egg. Red Jesus shed on the cross for atonement of sins of the world in blood and color. Nowadays, eggs, red is not a must, they are multi-colored!
Easter is usually celebrated in March - May. Please note that, on 10 April 2010 to celebrate the next Paskha. Make sure you're there!
A Discovery:
During a Russian holiday experience the best of the great festivals. And festivals are a great way to enjoy a traditional Russian family to stay. A Cossack family in their home with a great idea. The name of the village, many families have a choice of accommodation Alekseyevskaya guests.
FOOD
““Golubtsy” derived from the Russian word for pigeon (“golub”), and often bring back memories of homemade cooking.”
Russian cuisine has a long and rich history. It is very tasty and not too difficult to prepare. In older times, a major food grain and bread is still the most important food now. To meet with the loaf of bread and salt to guests is a tradition in a towel.
Pies are always special for the Russians. They are meat, fish, berries, mushrooms, filled, and there were a variety of sizes. Russians, especially holidays, kalachi, bubliki other pastry products.
Dishes from cereals has played an important role, as they are called kashas. Widely used in vegetables, turnip, cabbage, potatoes, cucumbers, and later in the 18th century in O.
Russians Russian dishes with vegetables, mushrooms, berries and rich dishes, so the reason for the switch, be sure to follow the religious traditions and fasting. Many villages were given to cook fish lakes and rivers, Bank of America was built.
Fridges are no old times, so many ways to the development of food keeping.
Russian Cuisine old times pochlebka (siriyal a soup), including the name of the soup. Dishes with beef, pork, chicken, there are also numerous.
It is because of the different ways to cook a meal of Russian cuisine, never monotonous. Russian cuisine is always garlic, onion, dill, pepper, parsley and spices such as bay leaf is used.
Russians are always taken and adapted from recipes.
Now people do not have much time on cooking. Old recipes are easy to boiling. Fast food has become more popular, and people are not very healthy diet.
People in the major cities of the world, food from different cuisines, Mexican, European, Japanese, Chinese flavor where restaurants.
Caviar:
Caviar, often considered to be the richest source of food, royal white, whitefish roe caviar from the humble, the types and price ranges, dozens of them.
Borscht:
Russian beet soup, dish, may not be more than this. Vegetables, meat and sour cream, arguably Russia's most famous and popular dish filled with dollops Borscht rates.
Bliny:
These pancakes - traditionally made bukvit flour - butter and sour cream topped with Goodies to Come to be pickled fish and caviar.
Sour cream:
Americans topped with sour cream is what the Russians. Cucumber salads, hearty meat dishes with everything from the Russians was the favorite condiment of luxury.
Rye Bread:
Thick, hearty and very dark, almost of its own on Russian rye bread substantial meal, serve with bread. Thick spread of butter or fresh fish, eggs, cheese or meat, rye bread, Russian life and the real tasks such as staff and top stuff.
Herring:
Often, a "zakuska," Spanish Tapas similar to "small bites," offered a version of the Russian part of the table is a favorite fish, such as grilled, dried, fried, pickled or salted, herring rates.
Pickles:
Russians, potatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, winter, summer and the cold grip of the Earth and other fruit for a taste of preserving, pickling of high art.
Beef Stroganoff:
It was invented by a French chef for a Russian count, beef, mushrooms and sour cream in this recipe is also famous beyond the country's borders, a Russian classic is.
Salad Olivier (Russian salad):
Like beef Stroganoff, a French chef, has become something of a national dish, salad, Oliver, was created. Potatoes, vegetables, onions, boiled eggs and mayonnaise are often added to chicken, carrots, peas, apples, a salad can serve as the basis.
Piroshki:
This flour dumplings or bread - Italian calzones, Russia's answer - cheese, fish, meat, mushrooms and potatoes also come filled with ingredients.
Pies are always special for the Russians. They are meat, fish, berries, mushrooms, filled, and there were a variety of sizes. Russians, especially holidays, kalachi, bubliki other pastry products.
Dishes from cereals has played an important role, as they are called kashas. Widely used in vegetables, turnip, cabbage, potatoes, cucumbers, and later in the 18th century in O.
Russians Russian dishes with vegetables, mushrooms, berries and rich dishes, so the reason for the switch, be sure to follow the religious traditions and fasting. Many villages were given to cook fish lakes and rivers, Bank of America was built.
Fridges are no old times, so many ways to the development of food keeping.
Russian Cuisine old times pochlebka (siriyal a soup), including the name of the soup. Dishes with beef, pork, chicken, there are also numerous.
It is because of the different ways to cook a meal of Russian cuisine, never monotonous. Russian cuisine is always garlic, onion, dill, pepper, parsley and spices such as bay leaf is used.
Russians are always taken and adapted from recipes.
Now people do not have much time on cooking. Old recipes are easy to boiling. Fast food has become more popular, and people are not very healthy diet.
People in the major cities of the world, food from different cuisines, Mexican, European, Japanese, Chinese flavor where restaurants.
Caviar:
Caviar, often considered to be the richest source of food, royal white, whitefish roe caviar from the humble, the types and price ranges, dozens of them.
Borscht:
Russian beet soup, dish, may not be more than this. Vegetables, meat and sour cream, arguably Russia's most famous and popular dish filled with dollops Borscht rates.
Bliny:
These pancakes - traditionally made bukvit flour - butter and sour cream topped with Goodies to Come to be pickled fish and caviar.
Sour cream:
Americans topped with sour cream is what the Russians. Cucumber salads, hearty meat dishes with everything from the Russians was the favorite condiment of luxury.
Rye Bread:
Thick, hearty and very dark, almost of its own on Russian rye bread substantial meal, serve with bread. Thick spread of butter or fresh fish, eggs, cheese or meat, rye bread, Russian life and the real tasks such as staff and top stuff.
Herring:
Often, a "zakuska," Spanish Tapas similar to "small bites," offered a version of the Russian part of the table is a favorite fish, such as grilled, dried, fried, pickled or salted, herring rates.
Pickles:
Russians, potatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, winter, summer and the cold grip of the Earth and other fruit for a taste of preserving, pickling of high art.
Beef Stroganoff:
It was invented by a French chef for a Russian count, beef, mushrooms and sour cream in this recipe is also famous beyond the country's borders, a Russian classic is.
Salad Olivier (Russian salad):
Like beef Stroganoff, a French chef, has become something of a national dish, salad, Oliver, was created. Potatoes, vegetables, onions, boiled eggs and mayonnaise are often added to chicken, carrots, peas, apples, a salad can serve as the basis.
Piroshki:
This flour dumplings or bread - Italian calzones, Russia's answer - cheese, fish, meat, mushrooms and potatoes also come filled with ingredients.
PLACES TO VISIT
This is a place in Russia that observes winters for long periods of time.
1. St.Petersburg:
As well as the 'TSARS city', also known as Saint Petersburg, Russia is one of the great historical places. Dynamic nature of the city's heritage buildings and monuments, with only scattered in different places here in perfect harmony. In fact, the city of the constant flow of life is the melting point of the ethnic Russian and a strong European culture. St. Petersburg, the historic Peter and Paul fortress of the main tourist areas, such as Hermitage and 'Winter Palace', is the largest in the world, a museum and former Russian TSARS called the timing of recognition.
2. Moscow:
One of the most popular places to visit in Russia's capital city Moscow. Is considered to be one of the most happening cities in the world, in terms of the historical forts and great architectural monuments are the many. The city is connected to the regional and international transport services and round the clock. If you have a shop, fashionable clothing items of alcohol, but you are sold under a wide variety of Russian designer labels provides tools for the fantasies, you have come to the right place. You have a variety of shopping malls in the city's traditional Russian dishes from multiple cuisines of Caucasian provide a sangrahavalokanam and authentic Mediterranean gastronomical delights with a bottle of vodka not miss. Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral, Christ Savoir, Kuskovo estate and Novodevichy Convent Cathedral - Russia, Moscow is the location of some of the main attractions are the best tourist attractions.
3. Novgorod:
One of the oldest cities in Russia, Novgorod and Byzantium was an ancient Slavic city is considered to be a commercial center between the Baltics, in 859 AD, was believed to explored. After the founding of the state of Kievan Rus, Novgorod on major importance. Contributions to a wide variety of community development activities of the country at the time of the Monarch's reign are still held by Yaroslav Wise. In the Middle Ages, space art, and steady really is the era of the great brightness of the images of the ancient churches discovered that many of their expression in the developing center.
4. Golden Ring cities:
In the past a string of cities northeast of Moscow Zalesye that is called. They are the only monasteries, cathedrals, churches, and the world's most beautiful cities, is home to one of the towers that are manufactured in the 12th and 18th centuries because of the towns that were often open-air museums.
They have to tell their own story, so numerous that a list of places to the Russia trip.
RELIGION
Orthodox Christianity in Russia
Russian Orthodox Church in Russia, almost 5,000 religious groups have been used for more than half of the total number of records. Number of the next 3,000, Baptists, 450, Seventh-day Adventists, 120, Christians, 120, Old Believers 200, Roman Catholics, 200, Krishnaites, 68, Buddhists, 80, Judaists, 50, moslem groups come, and Evangelical Lutherans, 39 Unified.
Many churches and monasteries of St. Daniel Monastery, Moscow Patriarchate of the current seat, the spiritual and administrative center of the Russian Orthodox Church, including the Church, have been returned.
Some statistical believer percent at 40 percent of the estimated amount of the Russian Federation. Confessions of close to 9,000 communities officially registered in the country of forty.
Christians are the majority religious Russians. There are more than 5,000 Russian Orthodox churches in the country. Under many newly built or repaired in the parish and local budgets money.
Minin and Pozharsky in 1936, and sacked a number of prestigious projects in the Middle Liberation Army to commemorate the Red Square in Moscow, founded in Kazan Our Lady, Cathedral of, and has recently been rebuilt from scratch. Christ the Saviour Cathedral was destroyed in 1931, restored. Patriarch Alexis II "Pete and a sublime act of repentance," as explained in the afterlife.
Russia's 150 Roman Catholic parishes, two theological seminaries and an academy in the 1917's before the revolution. Suppressed in all the Soviet years, and it is believed - ethnic Lithuanians, Poles and Gennans - seattered in about banned Siberia and Central Asia. Again by now, there are 83 communities, and a link to the Vatican Apostolic Administration of Siberia, Moscow for European Russia, and established, in Novosibirsk. Four bishops and 165 priests working in the middle of the country, there are approximately 1,300,000 Catholics. Teaching, the Apostles, Mary Oueen, 1993 in Moscow, and has been transferred to St. Petersburg in 1995.
There are two million Protestants, 1,150 communities.
Nineteen million Muslims, the second largest religious community in Russia, mostly in Bashkortostan, Daghestan, Kabarda-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Tatarstan, Ingushetia, and Chechnya, the 800 parishes and mosques. The Board of the Central European region and re-established the Muslim religion. Moscow Muftiyat, an independent religious body, the Moscow, Vladimir, HQs at Ivanovo, Kostroma, Tula, Tver, Nizhny Novgorod, leg, Yaroslavl and Kaliningrad regions, and Sochi, Krasnodar territory, responsible for the popular beach resort.
Buddhism in Buryatia, Kalmykia, Tuva, and Irkutsk and Chits wide areas. The total score of 200 monks, the body of the Russian Federation, there are ten datsan monasteries. Another ten monasteries are under construction.
There are 42 Jewish communities in the Russian Federation. Moscow, Russian Jews, 10 percent, and three synagogues, Hasidic, it has.
Many churches and monasteries of St. Daniel Monastery, Moscow Patriarchate of the current seat, the spiritual and administrative center of the Russian Orthodox Church, including the Church, have been returned.
Some statistical believer percent at 40 percent of the estimated amount of the Russian Federation. Confessions of close to 9,000 communities officially registered in the country of forty.
Christians are the majority religious Russians. There are more than 5,000 Russian Orthodox churches in the country. Under many newly built or repaired in the parish and local budgets money.
Minin and Pozharsky in 1936, and sacked a number of prestigious projects in the Middle Liberation Army to commemorate the Red Square in Moscow, founded in Kazan Our Lady, Cathedral of, and has recently been rebuilt from scratch. Christ the Saviour Cathedral was destroyed in 1931, restored. Patriarch Alexis II "Pete and a sublime act of repentance," as explained in the afterlife.
Russia's 150 Roman Catholic parishes, two theological seminaries and an academy in the 1917's before the revolution. Suppressed in all the Soviet years, and it is believed - ethnic Lithuanians, Poles and Gennans - seattered in about banned Siberia and Central Asia. Again by now, there are 83 communities, and a link to the Vatican Apostolic Administration of Siberia, Moscow for European Russia, and established, in Novosibirsk. Four bishops and 165 priests working in the middle of the country, there are approximately 1,300,000 Catholics. Teaching, the Apostles, Mary Oueen, 1993 in Moscow, and has been transferred to St. Petersburg in 1995.
There are two million Protestants, 1,150 communities.
Nineteen million Muslims, the second largest religious community in Russia, mostly in Bashkortostan, Daghestan, Kabarda-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Tatarstan, Ingushetia, and Chechnya, the 800 parishes and mosques. The Board of the Central European region and re-established the Muslim religion. Moscow Muftiyat, an independent religious body, the Moscow, Vladimir, HQs at Ivanovo, Kostroma, Tula, Tver, Nizhny Novgorod, leg, Yaroslavl and Kaliningrad regions, and Sochi, Krasnodar territory, responsible for the popular beach resort.
Buddhism in Buryatia, Kalmykia, Tuva, and Irkutsk and Chits wide areas. The total score of 200 monks, the body of the Russian Federation, there are ten datsan monasteries. Another ten monasteries are under construction.
There are 42 Jewish communities in the Russian Federation. Moscow, Russian Jews, 10 percent, and three synagogues, Hasidic, it has.
CULTURE
Russia has a rich cultural heritage, that comes to life in all the cities, the countryside and the small little towns.
Russian Family:
. Russian family members depends.
. In many families, often with little space to share with 2 or 3 generations, living in small apartments.
. Most of the women are responsible for household and childrearing tasks only because of the many families who worked outside the home, often with only one child, a small range.
Russian Pride:
. Russians are proud of their country.
. Patriotic songs and poems extol virtues of their homeland.
. It is difficult not to agree to the conditions of their lives, they and others pride themselves on efficiency pempondutayi.
. Take great pride in their culture they believe that the rest of the world to admire.
Communal mentality:
. And the decision on the ground that there are generations of agricultural village in the Commune of 1930, Russian life, the province is an assembly of heads of households.
. Group and the collective soul of this association remains. In daily life, for example, are only to be eaten in the restaurant, but the Russians will join a table of strangers.
. Everyone's business and everyone else's, so strangers do not tell anyone, and they are breaking the rules.
. Russian family members depends.
. In many families, often with little space to share with 2 or 3 generations, living in small apartments.
. Most of the women are responsible for household and childrearing tasks only because of the many families who worked outside the home, often with only one child, a small range.
Russian Pride:
. Russians are proud of their country.
. Patriotic songs and poems extol virtues of their homeland.
. It is difficult not to agree to the conditions of their lives, they and others pride themselves on efficiency pempondutayi.
. Take great pride in their culture they believe that the rest of the world to admire.
Communal mentality:
. And the decision on the ground that there are generations of agricultural village in the Commune of 1930, Russian life, the province is an assembly of heads of households.
. Group and the collective soul of this association remains. In daily life, for example, are only to be eaten in the restaurant, but the Russians will join a table of strangers.
. Everyone's business and everyone else's, so strangers do not tell anyone, and they are breaking the rules.