The national symbol is the brown bear. The national drink is vodka. Local tennis star Anna Kournikova is a global pinup. But what else do you know about Russia?

這個(gè)國(guó)家的象征是棕熊，國(guó)酒是伏特加，本土網(wǎng)球明星安娜庫(kù)爾尼科娃的海報(bào)遍及全球。但除此以外，你還對(duì)俄羅斯有其它的了解嗎？

Geography

地理

Russia takes up one eighth of the world's land mass. It lies on two continents, Europe and Asia. It is the world's largest country with about 17 million square kilometres.

俄羅斯占世界陸地面積的1/8，地跨歐亞兩大陸。它的面積約有1700萬(wàn)平方公里，是世界上領(lǐng)土最大的國(guó)家。

Onion Domes

洋蔥型屋頂

Moscow postcards typically feature the colourful striped domes of St. Basil's Cathedral and the neighboring Red Square. St. Basil's was built between 1555 and 1561. Other Russian churches also have flame-shaped domes. The dome's peak is said to be like the flame of prayer reaching up toward heaven. The cross at the top symbolizes Christ.

典型的莫斯科明信片上的風(fēng)光圖就是圣瓦西里大教堂彩色條紋圓屋頂和相鄰的紅場(chǎng)。圣瓦西里大教堂建于1555-1561年。俄羅斯其它教堂也有這種火焰狀的圓屋頂。據(jù)說(shuō)，屋頂?shù)淖罡咛幭笳髦藗兊钠矶\像火焰可以一直上達(dá)天庭。屋頂上的十字架象征著耶穌。

Black Bread

黑面包

Russians like to eat. Russian cuisine is famous for its soups, such as borscht and meat dishes. Rye bread is the most significant Russian food product. Rye to Russians is what rice is to Chinese. During the famines of 1840 and 1848, it was what almost all peasants had to eat.

俄羅斯人喜歡吃。俄羅斯菜以它的各種湯（如羅宋湯）和葷菜聞名于世。黑面包是最重要的食品。黑麥在俄羅斯人眼中的意義不亞于中國(guó)人眼中的大米。1840-1848年俄羅斯饑荒期間，幾乎所有農(nóng)民都賴此為生。

Matreshkas

俄式套娃

Matreshka is a set of nesting dolls. Every doll, except the last and smallest one, consists of two parts. The smaller doll inserts into the bigger one. Sometimes up to 30 dolls can be combined inside the biggest doll. They follow a particular theme, ranging from fairy tale characters to footballers to Russian leaders. The first Matreshka dates back to 1890, and is said to have been inspired by dolls from Japan.

俄式套娃是一組玩偶。每組玩偶（除了最后一個(gè)和最小的一個(gè)）都由兩部分組成。較小的玩偶可以套進(jìn)稍大的玩偶內(nèi)。有時(shí)多達(dá)30個(gè)玩偶都能被逐一套入最大的玩偶里。套娃取材獨(dú)特，從童話人物到足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員甚至俄羅斯領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人，應(yīng)有盡有。第一個(gè)套娃要追溯到1890年，據(jù)說(shuō)是受日本玩偶的啟發(fā)而制作的。