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The current leader of Russia is Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev.

The people in Russia speak Russian.

The population of Russia is 141,945,966.

The Russian currency is the ruble.

One of the Russian folk instruments is the balalaika which is a triangular stringed instrument that is like a guitar.

the most popular type of music in Russia is Russian Chanson which is a drunken-sounding ballad about thieves, time spent in jail, and corrupt cops that are easy to bribe. A lot of Russian music is about the cruel military draft, imprisonment, and love stories where the man is in jail or the military. techno and rock are also popular in Russia.

The national anthem of Russia is: Россия – любимая наша страна. Могучая воля, великая слава – Твоё достоянье на все времена! //Припев:// Славься, Отечество наше свободное,Братских народов союз вековой,Предками данная мудрость народная!Славься, страна! Мы гордимся тобой!От южных морей до полярного края Раскинулись наши леса и поля. Одна ты на свете! Одна ты такая – Хранимая Богом родная земля! //Припев// Широкий простор для мечты и для жизни Грядущие нам открывают года. Нам силу даёт наша верность Отчизне. Так было, так есть и так будет всегда! //Припев// || Rossiya – svyashchennaya nasha derzhava, Rossiya – lyubimaya nasha strana. Moguchaya volya, velikaya slava – Tvoyo dostoyanye na vse vremena! //Pripev:// Slav'sya, Otechestvo nashe svobodnoye,Bratskikh narodov soyuz vekovoy,Predkami dannaya mudrost narodnaya!Slav'sya, strana! My gordimsya toboy!Ot yuzhnykh morey do polyarnogo kraya Raskinulis' nashi lesa i polya. Odna ty na svete! Odna ty takaya – Khranimaya Bogom rodnaya zemlya! //Pripev// Shirokiy prostor dlya mechty i dlya zhizni. Gryadushchiye nam otkryvayut goda. Nam silu dayot nasha vernost' Otchizne. Tak bylo, tak yest' i tak budet vsegda! //Pripev// || Russia – our holy nation, Russia – our beloved country. A mighty will, great glory – These are yours for all time! //Chorus:// Be glorious, our free Motherland,Age-old union of fraternal peoples,Popular wisdom given by our forebears!Be glorious, our country! We are proud of you!From the southern seas to the polar lands Spread our forests and fields. You are unique in the world, one of a kind – Native land protected by God! //Chorus// Wide spaces for dreams and for living Are opened for us by the coming years Our loyalty to our Motherland gives us strength. Thus it was, thus it is and always will be! //Chorus// ||
 * ~ Russian ||~ Transliteration ||~ English translation ||
 * Россия – священная наша держава,

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