Russian Federation and Moscow

The Russian Federation is the largest countries in the world. Its territory lies in the eas­tern part of Europe and the northern part of Asia.Russia is washed by three oceans and twelve seas(The oceans are: the Arctic Ocean, the At­lantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean. The seas are: the White Sea, the Barents Sea, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea and others).Russia borders on 14 countries.

Russian landscape is different: from forests to deserts, from high mountains to deep valleys. The main mountains are: the Urals, the Caucasus and the Altai. The longest rivers in Russia are: the Vol­ga, the Ob, the Lena. The largest lakes are Ladoga and Baikal.

The Russian Federation is rich in natural re­sources such as oil, gas, coal, iron, gold and others.

The population of Russia is about 150 million people. The capital of Russia is Moscow. The po­pulation of Moscow is about 10 million people. Moscow is econom­ic, political and cultural center of RF.

The city was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky in the 12th century. During the war of 1812 almost the whole Moscow was destroyed by fire, but in the middle of the 19th century the city was completely re­built.

At present Moscow is the seat of the Russian government. The President of the Russian Fede­ration lives and works here.

There are a lot of the sights in Moscow: histo­rical buildings, museums, theatres, art galleries and others. For example: the Bolshoi Theatre, the Maly Theatre, the Art Theatre, the Pushkin Mu­seum, the State Tretyakov Gallery.

The oldest part of Moscow is the Kremlin. It is the heart of the city. The word «Kremlin» means «fortress». It is the special place with its own buil­dings, museums and its old history.

Red Square is known by all people. It's the main part of Moscow which attracts tourists and people who live in Moscow.

Moscow also is the city of science and learning. There are 80 higher educational institutions in the city.

Moscow also is an industrial center. Engineering, chemical and light industries are developed here.

Higher Education in The u.K.

There are more than 60 universities in the U.K. The leading universities are Cambridge, Oxford and London. British universities are comparatively small, the approximate number is about 7-8 thousand students. Most universities have under 3000 students, some even less than 1500 ones. London and Oxford universities are international, because people from many parts of the world come to study at one of their colleges.

A number of wellknown scientists and writers, among them Newton, Darvin, Byron were educated in Cambridge.

A university consists of a number of departments: art, law, music, economy, education, medicine, engineering, etc. After three years of study a student may proceed to a Bachelor's degree, and later to the degrees of Master and Doctor.

The organization system of Oxford and Cambridge differs from that of all other universities and colleges. The teachers are usually called Dons. Teaching is also carried out by tutorial system. Each student goes to his tutor's room once a week to read and discuss an essay which the student has prepared.

There are many sociaties and clubs at Cambridge and Oxford. The most celebrating at Cambridge is the Debating Sociaty at which students discuss political and other questions with famous politicians and writers. Sporting activities are also numerous.

The work and games, the traditions and customs, the jokes and debates - all are parts of students' life there.