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The Flora of Russia — spanning regions of Europe and Asia. The political boundaries of Russia include areas in the biogeographic regions of Eastern Europe, Northeastern Europe, Central Asia, North Asia, and Northeast Asia. Note: The country of Russia is not a geographical unit employed in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant ...
The predominant color on the shawls has always been red, as this color means beautiful in Russian culture. Furthermore, Oriental and Turkish ornaments on the scarves had also been popular. The scarves are still enjoying a great popularity in Russia and its surrounding countries.
Kalina krasnaya is a Russian expression which describes the Viburnum opulus (Russian: Калина , Kalina Krasnaya or Кали́на обыкнове́нная, Kalina obyknovennaya). The term kalina describes the berry and krasnaya the color red. Viburnum opulus (kalina) is an important element of the Russian folk culture.
Zhostovo painting (Russian: Жостовская роспись) is a Russian folk handicraft. It involves painting metal trays. It is practiced in the village of Zhostovo in the Moscow Oblast. [1] It appeared in the early 19th century, mainly under the influence of the Ural handicraft of flower painting on metal.
"Scarlet Sails" celebration in Saint Petersburg Russian culture (Russian: Культура России, romanized: Kul'tura Rossii, IPA: [kʊlʲˈturə rɐˈsʲiɪ]) has been formed by the nation's history, its geographical location and its vast expanse, religious and social traditions, and both Eastern [1] and Western influence. [2]
With portraits, candles and flowers, thousands of people around the world paid their respects Friday to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after Russia’s prison agency announced he had ...
Sirin is a mythological creature of Russian legends, with the head of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl), borrowed from the siren of the Greek mythology. According to myth, the Sirin lived in Iriy or around the Euphrates River.
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