Ten things you didn't know about Russia

[Nicole Monnier]

Andrew!

Very few people realize the true size - and climate range - of Siberia. My
civ students always assume that it's perpetually cold and one big prison
camp somewhere to the north of Moscow . . .

Nicole


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Dr. Nicole Monnier
Assistant Teaching Professor of Russian
Director of Undergraduate Studies (Russian)
German & Russian Studies
428A Strickland (formerly GCB)
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211

phone: 573.882.3370




On 3/18/08 12:47 PM, "Andrew Jameson" <a.jameson2 at DSL.PIPEX.COM> wrote:

> Dorogie SEELANGovtsy,
> I've been asked to write a not-too-serious lecture for the Annual General
> Meeting of a society concerned with Russian and Soviet studies. I'm calling
> it "Ten things you didn't know about Russia". Such things as: St Cyril
> didn't create the Cyrillic alphabet etc. etc.
> I'm wondering if you have any unusual or bizarre facts about Russia which
> you would like to share?
> Grateful for any ideas!
> Yours with best wishes
> Andrew Jameson
> Malvern UK 
> 
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