Map of…Russia

20 Jun Map of…Russia

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I was born in USSR and lived in Russia for about +25 years  but surely always wanted to see all the wonders of this massive territory…

Google maps + a local view on the land: how its separated by Northern and Southern part, where is exactly Ural… Siberia…or Far East, the world’s deepest lake (Baikal), the coldest t°C, as well as the biggest cities, Islands, and more…

The only spot, The Diomede Islands, where you can walk from Russia to USA ( no visa needed) …well when its winter as you need an icy surface to walk. 2 Diomede Islands(so-called in USA) or 2 Gvozdev Islands (so-called in Russia) : the Big Diomede belongs to Russia and the Little Diomede is owned by USA. 

 

There are more smaller Islands on the Eastern side of Russia, some of them are still causing many disputes: Russia vs Japan over Sakhalin and Kuril Islands…from 18th century: 1786 Kuril archipelago was claimed by Russian Empire, then by the treaty of Shimoda in 1855 Japan took Southern islands of Kuril; then in 1875 the deal was signed by two sides — Sakhalin goes to Russia and all Kuril Islands goes to Japan; then in 1905 after Russo-Japanese War by the Portsmouth peace treaty Japan won and could took a south part of the Sakhalin Island; in 1945 ending the WWII Japan surrendered and Sakhalin with Kuril Islands returned back to USSR; then 1956… and 1960…and 1993…and 2013..and 2017…and still ongoing.  
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