Russiaisthecountryofvastlandscope,vibrantlife,beautifulcontrasts,andinterestingpeople.Takinganimmensespaceof9000kilometersfromwesttoeastand5000fromnorthtosouth,beinghometopeoplesomanydifferentnationalitiesandcustoms,russiaisoftencalleda"bridge"betweenEuropeandAsia,bothgeographicallyandsociologically.

　　Fromtheancienttimesuptonow,Russiahasbeenchangingandre-shapingitself,itsboundaries,itsculture.Intheancienttimes,TheSlave,Finntribes,Tatars,hadmadetheirwaythroughRussia,andthismixofmanydifferentnationsandtheirtraditionshasdefinedtheuniquerussiancharacterandculture.

　　VistingRussia,especiallyifyoucomebyaplane,youwillseenever-endingforestsandlakes,scatteredamongthem,gleaminglittlechurchesinMoscowandimpressiveemperors'palacesinSt.Petersburg,allthemodernattributesof"capitalist"worldandoldrelicsofcommunisttimes,hipcrowdsofyoungpeopleandbabushkaswearingbigfurhatsandcoatsinthesnow.Tous,it'sallaboutthiskindofdifferences,aboutconstantchangeinRussianow,whichmakesitaverydynamiccountrywithlotsofenergyandpotential.therehasnevertimeintheRussianhistory,whenitwasstillorcalm,alwaystherewouldbesomething,likearevolution,aneconomycrisis,awar,asiftomakelifelesspredictable,andperhaps,moreinterestingtoo.