Present Day Russia

BY: Lucia Buzzell, Sacha Ivanov, and Hunter

Weinberger

Government• Russia is both a democracy and federal

republic• Power is divided between national and

state governments with a president who leads the nation

Economy• Russia is a market economy• Government no longer sets

prices on food or other goods• Higher prices make it harder to

buy necessities, like food and clothes

Climate Types In Russia• Tundra- vast treeless

plain in high latitude climates in which only several of the top inches of ice thaws out

• Subarctic- pattern of weather characterized by bitter winters and cool summers

• Humid Continental- pattern of weather characterized by cold long snowy winters and hot short summers

• Steppe- dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert

Medical Issues• Life expectancy has fallen• Rising number in both cancer and

lung diseases• Pollution causes harm to Russians

health

Daily Life• Russians enjoy, hiking, camping, and

mountain climbing• They love soccer and tennis• Also enjoy skiing, skating, and

playing ice hockey

Culture• 90% of population speaks Russian• High amount of ethnic groups• In rural areas most people live in

wood houses• Suburbs are developing• 75% of people live in cities