What country is this in green?

Fun Facts

• Largest country by land area. 1/7th of the worlds land.

• It has 9 time zones

Flag of Russia

Their currency is called the Ruble

Russians never shake hands over a door way, they believe it leads to arguments

Kalashnikov

First man in Space was a Russian

Yuri Gagarin

• What is Peter the Great known for? What drove his desire to Modernise Russia?

• What is a regent? • Why did Peter have a Regent? • What was his Regents name? • What kind of child/teenager was he? • Was his transition to power smooth? • Why did he go on a grand tour of Europe? • What did he learn on his tour of Europe? • What was Russia like before Peter• What were the challenges that he faced in

modernising Russia?