Theres more to this country than meets the eye. Welcome to MojoTravels, and today well be counting down our picks for the Top 10 Facts People from Russia Want You to Know.
For this list, were looking at some of the most interesting and important facts about Russia, one of the largest and most culturally diverse countries on earth.
10: Tetris Came from Russia
9: Russia Accounts for 20% of the World's Forest Area
8: They Have a Day of Volunteering Called Subbotnik
7: Beer Wasn't Considered an Alcoholic Drink in Russia Until 2011
6: Russians Don't Put Eyes on Smileys When Typing
5: One Russian Region Experiences Sub-Tropical Weather
4: The Country Is a Hotbed for Art, Literature and Architecture
Vaguely Vagrant: Subbotnik was a time of forced volunteering for the Soviets. I lived in Russia and never witnessed or heard of this or knew anyone who still did this. Spick-and-span might be an extreme exaggeration. Beer isn't really considered an alcoholic drink in many countries. Largest, yes, but culturally diverse? Really? 190 ethnic groups of mostly variations of Turkic, Finns, and Mongols, but all pretty much russianized into more or less the same culture. Some of these are somewhat interesting, but not very much. Date: 2019-09-08
