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h Content:3-8 About Russia

9-21 About Omsk

22-31 Survival Guide32-36 AIESEC in Omsk


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Russia is one of the largest countries in the world. The vast territory of

Russia lies in the eastern part of Europe and the northern part of Asia. At17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest countryin the world, covering more than one eighth of the Earth's inhabited landarea. Russia is also the ninth most populous nation with 143 million people. Itextends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning ninetime zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms.

Russia is washed by twelve seas and three oceans.The oceans are: the Arctic, the Atlantic, the Pacific. The seas are: the

White Sea, the Barents Sea, the Okhotsk Sea, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea andothers. Russia borders on many countries, such as Mongolia and China in thesouth-east, Finland and Norway in the north-west, and so on.

The land of Russia varies very much from forests to deserts, from highmountains to deep valleys. The main mountain chains are the Urals, theCaucasus and the Altai. There are a lot of great rivers and deep lakes on itsterritory.

The longest rivers are the Volga in Europe and the Ob, the Yenisei andthe Lena in Asia. The largest lakes are Ladoga and Baikal. Baikal is thedeepest lake in the world and its water is the purest on earth.

The Russian Federation is rich in natural and mineral resources. It hasdeposits of oil, gas, coal, iron, gold and many others. The current populationof Russia is more than 150 million people. The European part of the countryis densely peopled, and most population lives in cities and towns and their

outskirts.

The capital of Russian Federation is Moscow, with the population ofabout 10 million people. Russia is a presidential republic. It is one of theleading powers in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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There are some periods of Russian history:

Kievan Rus Grand Duchy of Moscow

Kievan Rus' in the 11th centurySergius of Radonezhblessing Dmitry Donskoyin Trinity

Sergius Lavra, before the Battle of Kulikovo.

Tsardom of Russia Imperial Russia Soviet Russia

Tsar Ivan IVbyIlya Repin Peter the Great, the first Emperor of Russia Flag of USSR

Russian Federation

Moscow International BusinessCenter
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The climate Russia determined by a number of geographical factors,including geographical location, size and length of the territory from west toeast and from north to south, a large variety of terrain.

For the climate in the entire territory of Russia is characterized by adistinct division of the year for cold and warm seasons. Most of the countrylies in the temperate zones, the islands of the Arctic Ocean and the northernhighland areas - in the arctic and subarctic zones.

Black Sea Coast is situated in the subtropical zone. Within each zonethere are significant changes in climate from west to east (climatic region)and from north to south (zonal types of climate). For example, there are foursubtypes of climate in the temperate zones: temperate-continental,continental, sharply continental and monsoon (Far East).

Well, in conclusion, I might add that in the Siberian Omsk fairytalewould not hurt to grab a raincoat and warm clothes.

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Summer

Winter
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Folklore is created by people, it reflects his career activities, public andconsumer way of life, knowledge of life, nature, cults and beliefs. In folkloreembodies beliefs, ideals and aspirations of the people, his poetic imagination,the rich world of thoughts, feelings, experiences, protest against exploitationand oppression, the dream of justice and happiness.

All over the world celebrate Independence Day, Christmas, New Year,but only in Russia there are special holidays such as Easter, Carnival and IvanKupala. Easter is always celebrated on Sunday. And the name of the day of the

week in the Russian language reminds us that it was on Sunday has risen

Jesus Christ. At Easter in Russia paint eggs. This custom is very old, Christgave us life, and the egg - a sign of life. On Easter bake delicious cakes andEaster. And then they were classified together with dyed eggs to church andthey treat each other.

No, such a holiday in Russia, which took place would be so violent andfun as Carnival! In the days of wires Pancake on the main street of the city or

village was taken to organize this celebration. From early morning until late atnight having fun honest people. Walked the streets with costumed man of

straw (the symbol of the outgoing winter), clad in women's clothes. Carnival -it is also a family holiday. Spring is associated with the beginning of a new life

with procreation. Therefore, before particularly honored and congratulatedthe young people who married last year. On the last day of Shrovetide -Forgiveness Sunday decided to apologize to all the relatives and friends thatusually meet "God forgive me!"

Ivan Kupala (Midsummer Night, Midsummer Day) - One of the majorfestivals calendar of the Slavs, the day of St John the Baptist. Kupayla - from

ancient times known to the Slavs as a celebration of the sun, leaving thesummer and green meadow. People belted girdles of flowers on his head worewreaths of grasses. Danced, sang songs.

Matryoshka

Matryoshka doll, also known as aRussian nested doll or a babushka

doll, is a set of dolls of decreasing sizesplaced one inside the other. The word"matryoshka" () is derived

from the Russian female first name"Matryona" (). The word

"babushka" is the Russian word forgrandmother.


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The main advantage of Russian cuisine - the ability to absorb andcreatively modifying, improving the best dishes of all nations with which wecommunicate with Russian people on the long historical path. That is whathas made Russian cuisine of the richest cuisine in the world. And now none ofthe people is not worthy of dishes that would not have analogues in Russiancuisine, but in a much better performance.

Breakfast. Particularly popular cereals, like oatmeal, and Buckwheat.Also at the breakfast is often served meat dishes, omelets with differentvariations.

Lunch. At mid-day meal is more traditional in Russian nationaltraditions. Especially loved these dishes: borsch, dumplings... All these dishesare served with sauces, in most cases it is sour.

Dinner. After a hard day's work, the whole family gathers around onetable. Sometimes dinner can last several hours. Typically, the table is filled

with plenty of food ... Many meat dishes (eg burgers), also a lot of cannedvegetables and salads.


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Olympic Games 2014

The World Football Championship 2018


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Omsk(Russian:) is a cityand the administrative center ofOmskOblast, Russia, located in southwestern Siberia. In terms of population, it isRussia's second-largest city east of the Ural Mountains, and 7th by sizenationally. Omsk is 1,389 miles (2,235 km) distant from Moscow.

During the Imperial era, Omsk was the seat of the Governor General ofWestern Siberia, and later of the Governor General of the Steppes. For a briefperiod during the Russian Civil War in 19181920, it served as the capital ofthe anti-BolshevikRussian State and held the imperial gold reserves.

Omsk is the administrative center of the Siberian Cossack Host. It alsoserves as the see of the bishop of Omsk and Tara, as well as the administrativeseat of the Imam of Siberia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omsk
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The climate is dry and continental, characterized by dramatic swings ofweather. The average daily temperatures, taken over the past three decades,are 20 C (68 F) for July and 19 C(2F) for January, althoughtemperatures can reach 45 C (113 F)in the summer and drop to45C(49F) in the winter. On average Omsk sees over 300 sunny days in anygiven year. Average annual rainfall is 315 millimetres (12.4 in).

Winter in Omsk

Summer in Omsk


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Speaking of large and well-known Siberian cities, one cannot helpmentioning Omsk which was the capital of Siberia at one time. The city islocated in Western Siberia on Irtysh River. The history of Omsk is not soancient, but is full of drama nevertheless. It was established in the XVIIIcentury, in 1716. The order of Peter I on seeking gold deposits in those lands

was the occasion for its establishment. The expedition was headed by IvanBuchholz. It was him who laid the first Omsk fortress for the defense of thesouthern and eastern borders of the Russia Empire on the left bank of theriver Om. Gradually, a new city began setting up around the fortress. Almost

after a century Omsk became the regional center of the West Siberiangovernor generalship. The Governor-Generals residence was transferredfrom Tobolsk to Omsk. The turning point in the citys life was at the Civil War,

when Omsk became a deployment place for the White Guards. In particularly,General Kolchak declared himself a head of new Russia. Following Kolchak,intellectuals, clergy and the bourgeoisie fleeing from the Bolsheviks foundtheir shelter there. After the defeat of Kolchak, Omsk was deprived of theright to be the Siberian capital, as a punishment of the Soviet authorities. Thecapital was transferred to Novosibirsk. However, Omsk grew and developed

anyway, thanks to the advantageous position of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

In the Soviet period Omsk was the largest industrial center of Siberia.Modern Omsk takes the seventh place in Russia by popularity. It is the centerof oil, chemical and petrochemical, energy industries. Russia's largestengineering and metalworking companies are located there. There are a hugenumber of historical, cultural and architectural monuments in Omsk. Omsk isa city of churches, cathedrals, merchant houses and art nouveau buildings ofthe early XX century. The recently restored Uspenskii Assumption Cathedralis crowned those marvelous creations.

The old Omsk fortress is now a historical city center. One of the gates,Tobolsk Gates, were kept in the fortress. In 1991 Tarskie Gates were restoredand became the peculiar Omsk visit card.

You can find a "village" part of the city in the vicinity of Omsk, in thetown of Tara. Wooden houses with carved cornices and trims, as if descendedfrom illustrations of Russian fairy tales are preserved here. Tara`s SpasskyCathedral is a masterpiece of the XVIII century architecture


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The population in Omsk rose from 31,000 in 1881 to 53,050 in 1900and to 1,148,418 in 1989 Census. The 2002 Census recorded that thepopulation declined to 1,134,016. In 2010 1,154,000.

It is a multinational City. It is inhabited by Russians, Germans,Ukrainians, Tatars, Kazakhs, Belorussians, Bashkeers, Jewry and othernations, altogether about 80 nationalities.
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Omsk has its own symbols

Luba

Stepan


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Drama Theatre

Puppet Theatre Harlequin

Musical Theatre

Theatre for Youth


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It is an honor to have the 3d Cadet School in thewhole Russia


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The Tarskie Gates belong to the symbols of Omsk. Theywere built in 1792 on the northern border of the Omsk

fortress.


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Adress: Lekonta Str., 1

Telophone: +7 800 755 00 00

+7 (3812) 44 21 01

Web site:www.rzd.ru

Passenger trains schedule:

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Adress: Transsibirskaya Str., 30

Telophone: +7 (3812) 55 69 11

Web site:www.aeroomsk.ru

Regular flights schedule:www.aeroomsk.ru/doc_dogov/599/rasp.pdf
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Average pricesRussian prices vary from region to region. The highest prices are in Moscow

and St. Petersburg. Prices in the rest regions are about the same.

FOOD

Bread

1L milk

1L juice

0.5L Russian beer

0.5L Foreign beer

0.33L Coca-Cola

15 rubles 0.49$

30 rubles1$

40 rubles1.3$

37 rubles1.2$

70 rubles2.3$

25 rubles 0.85$

Yoghurt

Chocolate

Bananas 1kg

Chicken

Meat

Cigarettes

15 rubles 0.5$

40 rubles1.3$

40 rubles1.3$

150 rubles5$

300 rubles10$

30 rubles1$

Most of big food shops work up to 11 p.m. Molls are open from 10 a.m. to 10p.m. also there are many small street shops called Kiosk which work till

midnight or 24 hours.

Transport

In every city there are several types of public transport which are availablebuses, minibuses (marshrutkas), trolleybuses, trams and taxi.Somecities (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk etc.) have the underground.

Bus/Trolleybus/Tram

Minibus

Taxi

11 rubles 0.4$

12 rubles 0.4$

50-500 rubles1.6-17$

Usually transport works up to 11-12 p.m.


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Fast-food CafsKurochka rjadom () $ 4-7

Rostiks KFC( KFC) $ 5-7

Canteens and cafsVilka & Lozhka (-) $ 4-7

Sytnaja Ploshjad () from $ 6

Sushi Bars(from $ 7)

Zebra ()

Sushi Terra ()

Tokyo ()


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Theatres:Omsk Academic Theatre of Drama

Omsk Opera Theatre

Puppet-Show

The Fifth Chamber Theatre

Theatre for youth ()

Litseiskiy Theatre of Drama

Museums:The State Museum of Regional History

The Dostoyevsky Museum of Literature

The Vrubel Museum of Fine ArtsThe Military Museum Complex

The Kondraty Belov Art Museum

The Liberov Center for Art

and

Circus, bowling, billiards, sauna, aquapark etc.


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Night clubsEntertainment center Atlantida

Night club Kristall

Jazz Caf Party Piano

The Rock Club

Che GuevaraClub

Art-Caf Perestroyka

Night club MalinaProject

Cost is around $ 5-33


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Galaktika Vavilon

Mayakovsky

Atrium

Kontinent


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NUMBERS

USEFUL PHRASES

Emergency situation


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Traffic drives on the right in Omsk. When crossing the street look left,right and left again.

Cross only at marked crossing places andnever if the pedestrian traffic light is red.

in red means STOP, andin green means GO

Zebra-type crossings in Russia means you can cross the road in thisplace.


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Omsk public transport includes buses, trolley buses, trams, route taxis

and taxis.

Public transport works from 7.00 till 22.00. It is not expensive and touse it you must buy a ticket from a conductor. The fare is 11 roubles.

Route taxies (mini-buses, called marshrutka) operate from 6.00 till24.00. Tickets are sold by the driver. The fare is 12 roubles.

THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO BOOK A TAXI:

1.To get in a taxi on the street but be careful:

a. don't get into a car where there are already some other peopleb. sit in the front seat, watching the route

c. dont use taxi too late at night2.To call to taxi service or ask someone to call (8-800-100-100-3,

60-60-60, 777-888, 67-00-77 etc.)


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Inter-city telephone callsEmergency telephones

Internet

Cell phones

You can place inter-

city calls direct orthrough the operator (which is more expensive andyoull need Russian).

To dial direct: dial "8 => wait for the dial tone =>dial the country code (if necessary), city code andthe local phone number.

International calls cost from 15 to 40 roubles per minute (maybe, even more!It depends on the country, where you make a call)

ADVICE: Using Skype is easy and useful andits free. And theInternet is everywhere.

There are some Internet cafs in Omsk, butthey are not so widespread. The cost of an

hour is 30 roubles for an hour or more. And ifyou have laptop you can find wi-fi almost

everywhere.


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Dont carry big sum of money with you(dont put them in theplace where others can easily see them, backpockets, forexpample)

Always have some change with you and money for the bus

Dont walk alone late at night and agree to go anywhere with thepeople you dont know

Always try to have a copy of your passport with you

Write down and try to remember your address, the place whereyou work, your cell-phone number and numbers of at least three

people from LCIf you have a problem ask and we will help


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Nowadays we have 60 member in LC, organize conferences and

realize different projects. More than 50 interns enjoy our AIESEC

experience during the whole year!


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National ProjectSunshine

Interns arrive to thesummer camps to

present their cultureand develop tolerance

between children.

National project Young and Perspective

Interns arrive to schools for working with children and developtolerance between them. Also it is aimed to increasing the level of

English language and getting deep knowledge about different

cultures.

Innovative education

Foreign specialists come tolanguage centers to share

innovative ways of teachinglanguages.

National project Fly

Project aimed on increasing financial literacy of youth throughseminars, trainings and conferences from big companies.


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Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Germany, India, Poland, Czech Republic,Brazil, Turkey, Slovakia, Colombia, Puerto-Rico, Philippines etc.


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Stay positive Have fun Enjoy your internship!

We are happy to haveyou here!With LOVE,

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