1. Российская Федерация - Россия (по конституции)
The Russian Federation - Russia is the official name of our country/homeland.
2. There are 21 republics in the Russian Federation (Adygea, Altai, Bashkortostan, Buryatia, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Karelia, Komi, Mari El, Mordovia, Sakha (Yakutia), North Ossetia-Alania, Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Tuva (Tyva), Khakassia, Chechnya, Chuvashia)
3. Boris Yeltsin was the first Russian President.
4. The constitution is the highest law of Russia.
5. Vladimir Putin is the Russian President at the moment.
The Prime Minister is Dmitry Medvedev.
6. Russia stopped being a monarchy and became a republic in 1917.
7. Moscow is the capital of Russia. It's the biggest city of Russia.
8. St.Petersburg, Vladivostok, Novosibirsk, Sochi, Kazan, Omsk, Tomsk.
9. Yes, it is. Russia is the largest country in the world.
10. The Altai mountains are situated in Central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together. The Caucasus mountains are situated in the south-west of Russia, next to the Black Sea.
11. The Lena is in the north-eastern part of Siberia. The Ob is situated in Western Siberia. There are many rivers in Russia. Their names are the Yenisei, The Volga, the Kama, the Amur, etc.
12. The country is washed by the Pacific and Artic oceans and by the Baltic, the Black and the Azov seas.
13. Lake Baikal is the world's deepest, purest, most ancient and most capacious freshwater lake. Lake Baikal alone contains over one fifth of the world's volume of fresh water.
2. He said he (had been sleeping) for 2 hours by my coming yesterday.
3. She said she (will come) with us tomorrow. или можно She said she (would come) with us the following day.
4. He said he often (worked) in the library.
5. He said he (will have written) the letter by 5 tomorrow. или можно He said he (would have written) the letter by 5 on the following day.
6. Mother thought children (were watching TV) at that time.
7. My friend asked me who (was playing) the piano in the sitting room.
8. He said he thought the weather (will be) fine next week. или можно He said he thought the weather (would be) fine the next week.
9. She said her sister (is) ill now.
или можно She said her sister (was) ill then.
10. She said he had already ( written) the composition.
11. Nick said he (will have prepared) dinner tomorrow by 5. или можно Nick said he (would have prepared) dinner by 5 on the following day.
12. She said she always (worked) in the library on Saturdays.