Russia is a state in Nordic countries Eurasia respect to the surface, the largest country in the world. From a former principality and the later Tsarist empire developed into a multi-ethnic state of ethnic Russians. With its wealth of natural resources and natural and energy resources, the paved formerly known as the Soviet Union and Russia today in the way one of the major industrialized nations of the world. Although President Putin was able to stabilize the political and economic situation, Critics say the face of the concentrated power of the president and the still existing, significant deficits regarding speech- and freedom of the press of a “steered” Democracy. Many Western standards, a pluralist democracy make, are not manifested in Russia.

Challenge in terms of infrastructure
With a huge size of 17.075.400 Square kilometers, is the special attention of the country on a functioning infrastructure and most diversified. It was to link the Far East, a huge challenge, the country with the famous “Trans-Siberian Railway” and was able to master, and opened up the west-east axis. In total, 87.000 Km railway line on the considerable rail network, not accounting for the non-public industrial railways.

In the area of ​​road network as there are now 540.000 specially developed for car traffic km, covering mainly the European region of the country. For five years, there is also a road link, from the Pacific to the Baltic Sea ranges.

To water and air
Russia has a variety of waterways- and ways. Far more than 70.000 Kilometers to connect in this way, the White- and Black Sea, the other parts of the western Baltic Russia together. Trucks also tend to use the existing freight. In the vastness of Siberia, with over 20.000 Miles of waterways also an at least partially developed infrastructure.

Russia's air traffic can be proud of. With about 2500 Airports, there is the possibility, to reach very remote areas. The two largest airports are located in the Nähgen of Moscow and all are served by international airlines.

The transport in Russia is worth a mention, for he is almost perfectly organized and structured. Thus already have all the major cities on trains, Buses and trains, and many cities have their own underground network.