Russia is a huge country. Its territiory is really enormous. It occupies a large territory and when it is morning in one part of the country it's night in the other. Plant and animal world is also very rich. There are a lot of species of animals and plants that inhabit our country. It's impossible to name all of them and besides they are different in its different parts. The most famous ones are bears and birch trees which can be named symbols of Russia.There are a lot of big cities and the most famous of them are of course Moscow (the capital of Russia) and St. Petersburg. Among other big cities we can name Rostov-on-Don, Kazan and many-many others which are by no means worth visiting. People of Russia are open-hearted and friendly. They are used to live in peace because Russia comprises many nationalities whose traditions and customs are different. I think that my native land is full of contrasts ant I love it very much.
Once a Frenchman was travelling in Sweden. He stopped at a hotel in a little Swedish town. It was evening, the man was tired, so he went to bed at once. In the. morning he had breakfast in the hotel restaurant. After breakfast he went for a walk. He walked along the streets of the town, visited a museum and shops. Presently he felt hungry and dropped into a cafe for lunch. He sat down at a table, called the waiter and ordered mushrooms. But the Frenchman did not know Swedish and the waiter did not know French. Nobody in the cafe could speak French. Then the Frenchman took a piece of paper and a pencil and drew the picture of a mushroom. The waiter looked at the picture and left the room at once. Five minutes later he returned with an umbrella.
