Sibilev reflects on global, domestic issues on Russia Day
Friday, June 09, 2017
Introduction
Russia Day is the rather young national holiday of the Russian Federation, which has been celebrated since 2002. Russia is the largest country in the world with its territory covering 17.1 mln. square km. It is situated both in Europe and Asia and has 11 time zones. Today the country is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, member of G20, BRICS, OSCE, SCO and Eurasian Union. It is the world top producer of diamonds and cereals and one of the leaders in oil and gas production, well known by its space industry, atomic energy and sophisticated armaments manufacturing.
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