Russian Federation Economy

People of Russian Federation : the people of the Russian Federation are predominantly descendents of the ancient Rus race. Almost all of them are Slavic in origin. However, there are people from other nations and other ethnicities who reside in the world's largest country; they are Tatars, Ukrainians, Bashkirs and Chuvashes.

Arts, Culture and Music of Russian Federation :

Art : art in the Russian federation expresses itself in different ways. One is the Byzantine art culture of icon painting. From it descended mosaic and fresco paintings. Other forms of art in the Russian Federation are the Russian avant-garde technique, which is a genre of modern art; Soviet Art; making Matryoshka doll; Gzhel art which specializes in styling blue-white ceramics, originating in the Gzhel town; a Russian wood painting style called Khokhloma; and the famous Slavic art of painting and decorating eggs called Pisanka.

Culture : though the Russian federation has a hybrid culture that reflects its Soviet past, the traits are nevertheless dominantly Slavic or more specifically, East Slavic. It is a derivation of the ancient ‘Rus' culture that was steeped in Orthodox Christianity. Some of the things that make the culture of the country stand out are its various types of ballet – like Russian ballet, Ballets Russes, Barynya, Kamarinskaya; its Byzantine art and icon painting.

Music : the Russian Federation has a rich and diverse cultural heritage.Some of the indigenous music born and nurtured in the Russian Federation is Russian folk songs, Russian Church Music and Russian Opera.

Even traditional Russian poetry of the oral tradition called Chastushka is very lyrical. The chief types of musical instruments in the country are mainly string-based, wind-based and percussion. They are Balalaika, Domra, Semistrunnaya Gitara (Semistrunka), Gudok, Bayan, Volynka, Zhaleyka, Lozhki, Treshchotki, Buben and Zvonchalka.

Flag of Russian Federation : the Russian federation has a simple and meaningful rectangular flag that is dominated by just three pan-Slavic colors. Also, the colors are originally from the flag of Holland. The colors in the flag – white, blue and red (top to bottom) – appear on the flag as three horizontal stripes that are equal in width. This flag began being used just after the collapse of the USSR.

Economy of Russian Federation : belonging to a socialist setup, the economy of the Russian federation profits from diverse sectors. In the agricultural sector, the chief produce of the country includes such crops as sunflower seed, sugar beets and grain. The industrial sector of the country is a lot more progressive than the agricultural one, there being different types of industries in the country. Some of the chief ones are mining of coal and other metals; oil, chemicals, machine building, making aircrafts and other spacecrafts; textiles, foods, shipbuilding, transportation equipment; military gadgets, medical instruments, electronics and agricultural machinery. As a result of this, exports from the country are large in quantity and in range. The export commodities that bring in the most revenues are petroleum, petroleum byproducts and natural gas; wood and wood products; metals, chemicals, and military gadgets.