Brief presentation about Russia: some introduction into basic information such as geo and timing, also into culture. The best part is numerous fotos, which are forming kind of collage. Includes some tips for tourists and a small quiz.

1. WHAT
SHOULD
TOURIST
KNOW
ABOUT
RUSSIA?
Course: Presentation Techniques
Prof: R.Horak
Date: 17.10.2014
By: Daria Chizhova

2. Table of Content
This is Russia! (entertainment)
Big Russia! (Facts you may not have known)
Tasty Russia!
Beautiful Russia!
Tips for tourists
Quiz!

3. This is Russia!

4. Big Russia! (I)
• Official name - The Russian Federation
• Capital city - Moscow
• Official Language – Russian
•
• Total area - 17,098,242 sq km
• Population - 142,500,482 million

6. Really Big Russia! (II)
Ethnic
Russian –
Orthodox
Slavic
Over 160
ethnic
groups!
Tatars and
Bashkirs –
Turkic
Muslim
Buryats
and
Kalmyks –
Buddhist
Caucas –
Highlanders
North and
Siberia –
Shamanistic

7. Tasty Russia!
• Long-lasting cold winter!
• The food should give us much
energy
• More carbohydrates and fat
rather than proteins
• Top five components:
• potatoes
• bread
• eggs
• meat (especially beef)
• butter

8. Beautiful Russia…

9. Tips for Tourists (I) 
• Shops are open 24/7
• Tips in restaurants are about 10%
of the bill
• Don’t drink tap water!
• Car traffic is awful in Moscow,
but…
• Subway ticket – 30 Roubles
• Check for National Holidays, they
last forever!!!
• Internet access is available
almost everywhere

10. Tips for Tourists (II) 
Golden
Ring
What
to
visit?
Moscow
Saint-
Petersburg
Lake Baikal
Ural and
Siberia
Crimea

11. Little quiz ‘True or False’ based on
your intuition for Russian superstition!
• 1. It is considered good luck
to shake hands over the
threshold of the doorstep
• 2. When taking flowers as a
gift you must only take an
odd number
• 3. If you leave something
behind in Russia it means
you're coming back

12. The End! Thanks for Your attention!