Moscow - St. Petersburg

The Russian Federation covers a land area of 17 million square kilometers, with a population of 147 million. The capital, Moscow, has a population of 9 million. The main religious groups in the country are Russian Orthodox, Islam and Animist.

Climate: March temperatures in Moscow can fall well below freezing.

Language: Russian

Time: Russia has 11 time zones, Moscow is GMT +3 hours.

Telephone: The direct access code for Russia from Ireland is 00 7 (095 Moscow, 812 St. Petersburg), followed by the local number.

Currency: Ruble

Main sights: Moscow: Kremlin, Red Square, Gorky Park, Tolstoy house, Novodevichy convent,  St. Basil's Cathedral. 
St. Petersburg: Hermitage, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Peter and Paul fortress, Nevsky prospekt, Summer Palace,  Piskarevskoye Memorial cemetery.

Students and teachers in Russia

Off Gorky Park, Moscow

Red Square, Moscow

War Memorial, St. Petersburg

Shopping in St. Petersburg