Russia

Russia

Russia ranks 7th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Japan, France, and Italy. Memorable people born in present day Russia include Immanuel Kant, Vladimir Lenin, and Vladimir Putin. Memorable people who died in Russia include Joseph Stalin, Immanuel Kant, and Vladimir Lenin. Russia has been the birth place of many politicians and athletes and the death place of many politicians and writers.

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres (6,601,670 sq mi), and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and borders fourteen countries by land. Russia also shares narrow maritime boundaries with two countries. It is the ninth-most populous country in the world and the most populous country in Europe, with a population of 146 million. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow, the largest city entirely within Europe. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan. Read more on Wikipedia