{"id":2207,"date":"2016-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.tagdiv.com\/newsmag\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2016-05-31T06:09:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T06:09:46","slug":"5-interesting-facts-about-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.tagdiv.com\/newsmag\/5-interesting-facts-about-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Interesting Facts About Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

World\u2019s Longest Railway<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The Trans-Siberian Railway spans almost all the way across the county, making it the single longest railway in the world. The 9200 kilometer (or 5700 mile) railway departs in moscow (located in European Russia) and crosses into Asia. It then makes its way to the Pacific Ocean port of Vladivostok where it reaches the end of its incredible journey. The entire journey non-stop will take you 152 hours and 27 minutes to complete.<\/p>\n

Largest Country by Area<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Russia is the largest country in the world by area. It\u2019s total area is\u00a017,075,400 square kilometers and it covers more than a ninth of the Earth\u2019s land area. The area of the land in Russia is 1.8 times larger than the total size of the United States.<\/p>\n

Women vs. Men<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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There are approximately 10 million more women in Russia than there are men. The imbalance was initially believed to the result of so many men dying during World War II.<\/p>\n

Wedding Ring Tradition<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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For many Russians, it is tradition to wear your wedding ring on your ring finger of your right hand.\u00a0Countries like Ukraine, Poland, Georgia, Germany, Spain, Austria, India and Greece have a similar tradition of wearing the wedding ring on the right hand.<\/p>\n

Flower Superstition\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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A dozen roses? No thanks! In Russia, men never give an even amount of flowers to a women. It is considered bad luck and is associated with funerals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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