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[[Image:Russia map.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Russia Map; Wikipedia image]]
 
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'''Capital'''   Moscow<br><br>
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'''Capital''' Moscow<br>
'''Language'''   Russian<br><br>
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'''Language''' Russian<br>
'''Currency ''' Rouble <br><br>
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'''Currency''' Rouble <br>
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A diverse country, primarily due to its size. Its climate ranges from the Arctic north to the generally temperate south.<br><br>
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Moscow, the country's capital city, is the major economic and political centre. Although part of the European Union, Russia is still considered a part of the Asian subcontinent. Both Moscow and St. Petersburg boast some fantastic architecture, with historic and <br>interesting buildings at every turn.
While Russians make up more than 80% of the population and Orthodox Christianity is the main religion, there are many other ethnic and religious groups. Muslims are concentrated among the Volga Tatars and the Bashkirs and in the North Caucasus.  
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==Links==
 
==Links==
 
  
 
*[http://www.mtu-net.ru/rrr/russia.htm Researching Russian Roots]
 
*[http://www.mtu-net.ru/rrr/russia.htm Researching Russian Roots]
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*[http://petergen.com/indexe.htm Petersburg Portal]
 
*[http://petergen.com/indexe.htm Petersburg Portal]
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/7635/names.html Russian Names and their Nicknames]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/7635/names.html Russian Names and Their Nicknames]
  
 
*[http://www.russian-society.org.uk/ Russian Society in Great Britain]
 
*[http://www.russian-society.org.uk/ Russian Society in Great Britain]
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*[http://www.vgd.ru/ All Russia Family Tree]
 
*[http://www.vgd.ru/ All Russia Family Tree]
  
*[http://maxpages.com/poland/Russian_Research RUSSIAN RESEARCH - Genealogy]
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*[http://genkozin.narod.ru/ Russian-Ukrainian Links and Kozins Genealogy From 1816]
 
 
*[http://genkozin.narod.ru/ RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN LINKS and KOZIN's GENEALOGY from 1816]
 
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ruswgw/ RussiaGenWeb]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ruswgw/ RussiaGenWeb]
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*[http://www.sca.org/heraldry/paul/index.html Jewish Religious Personnel in the Russian Empire, 1853-1854]
 
*[http://www.sca.org/heraldry/paul/index.html Jewish Religious Personnel in the Russian Empire, 1853-1854]
  
*[http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/jewish/tracingjewishroots/tracingjewishroots.htm Tracing Jewish Roots]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/ks/gerrus/ Germans From Russia Research]
 
 
*[http://www.angelfire.com/ks/gerrus/ Germans from Russia Research]
 
  
 
*[http://reenic.utexas.edu/countries/russia.html REENIC: Russia]
 
*[http://reenic.utexas.edu/countries/russia.html REENIC: Russia]
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*[http://www.rootsinrussia.com/ Roots in Russia]
 
*[http://www.rootsinrussia.com/ Roots in Russia]
  
*[http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/intro.html Revelations from the Russian Archives]
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*[http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/intro.html Revelations From The Russian Archives]
  
 
*[http://www.feefhs.org/ Federation Of East European Family History Societies]
 
*[http://www.feefhs.org/ Federation Of East European Family History Societies]
  
*[http://www.grhs.org/ Germans from Russia Heritage Society]
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*[http://www.grhs.org/ Germans From Russia Heritage Society]
  
 
*[http://www.mmhs.org/russia/mmhsgen4.htm Russian Mennonite Genealogical Resources]
 
*[http://www.mmhs.org/russia/mmhsgen4.htm Russian Mennonite Genealogical Resources]
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*[http://www.odessa3.org/collections/stpete/ St. Petersburg Archives]
 
*[http://www.odessa3.org/collections/stpete/ St. Petersburg Archives]
  
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/russia/ Russia Genealogy links - Russian geneology]
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/russia/ Russia Genealogy Links - Russian Geneology]
 
 
*[http://feefhs.org/maps/ruse/mapiruse.html Russian Empire Maps]
 
  
 
*[http://www.iisg.nl/~abb/ ArcheoBiblioBase: Archives in Russia]
 
*[http://www.iisg.nl/~abb/ ArcheoBiblioBase: Archives in Russia]
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*[http://www.mennonitegenealogy.com/russia/1835cein.htm Index to the 1835 Molotschna Census]
 
*[http://www.mennonitegenealogy.com/russia/1835cein.htm Index to the 1835 Molotschna Census]
  
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