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RUSSIA BIGGEST COUNTRY ON EARTH BY LAND AREA ! MOSCOW ONE OF WORLDS LARGEST CITYS. 8-9 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE HERE. MOSCOW ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE COUNTRY FOR WESTERN PEOPLE. IN RUSSIA THERE 3 KIND OF PRICES. ONE FOR RUSSIANS, ONE FOR FORMER RUSSIAN STATES AND ONE FOR ALL OTHER PEOPLE. :( MOST VISITORS FIND RUSSIANS VERY RESERVE BUT THIS CHANGE ONCE YOU KNOWN TO THEM. MOSCOW HAVE VERY MANY CHURCHES AND RESTAURANTS AND THEATRES FOR ENJOYMENT.
AT ONE TIME WE HAVE MORE THAN 1200 CHURCHES ! MANY RUSSIANS CURIOUS ABOUT OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY AND WILL ASK QUESTIONS. RUSSIANS LOVE MAKE FUN OF GOVERNMENT BUT DO NOT LIKE OTHERS TO DO THIS. THERE MANY PROBLEMS HERE YES BUT ALSO MUCH BEAUTY AND GREAT CITYS AND LONG HISTORY AND HOSPITABLE PEOPLE. ONCE WE ENEMYS BUT NOW FRIENDS. AND MOST RUSSIANS LIKE THIS.

My life in Moscow not very interesting so I not take space here for bore you! :( So many questions I get from friends about Soviet government
and communists. I remember when I young girl, my father was doctor so we had good life in comparison to others. My father did not like communist government but had to join party be cause this require by law.We lucky we allowed move to Moscow be cause at this time all people must have permission from government to live here. Also need permission for travel and permission visit relatives. All fathers records on patients must give to the party and in school we always taught how the west want to kill us and take country. Later we find out this all lies and government also tell about Lenin and Stalin whice shock the nation.

  My friends I have no more photo pages! I can only allow 3 photos here so how can I put in to only words the many things and beauty my country
has? I can not of course! I can only say that from Kaliningrad to Vladisvastok my country is never same! And our people all different also. We speak many languages and russian only one. We have biggest freshwater lake in world. Lake Baikal. We also have worlds longest train ride from beautiful city of Saint Petersburg (once call Leningrad) to Beijing country of China. Many western people beleive Russia just boring country of poor people. We have this yes this true, but this not the country I know and love. Russia so huge no person can see all in entire life. We have 7 time zones and many beautiful cities and some not beautiful. Russia in my blood and bone and I always love it and hate it at same time.

SUN SET ON OBSKOE SEA-SIBERIA
  HOW MY PEOPLE SEE AMERICANS .... Russians have learn much about USA now that communists no longer cut off informations about west. My people always wondering why americans always smile so much for no reasons! They mistaken often here be cause such casual attitude often mistake for wanting to be come friends and when they find out this not true, anger happens. They wonder also why americans always saying "HOW ARE YOU?" when not really care ! And if see same person again again will ask "HOW ARE YOU?" when already know answer!! heehee I of course know this is how americans greet, but not common here. Russians can not also under stand why american supermarkets have so many choices! Why have 15 brand of soap when 2 perfectly acceptable! Many russians not like also that americans think thier government should be come model for entire world. If so perfect why criminals go free when commit crimes and victims suffer?
One evening at palace I hear girls speak of clothes they buy ON SALE. I ask what mean this and say this is when you can buy for less at certain time. But if sell dress for 50 dollars on one day and next week sell 35 dollars then they charge too much first time! This thievery!
So big the difference between our cultures!
But we have be come friends and I know we shall remain so!

YANCHENKO-URAL MOUNTAINS
 

ADMIRALTY-ST. PETERSBURG