Russia
The Population Comparison Infographic: Russia vs Nigeria Vs Indonesia
In 1975 the Russian population was still the world’s 4th largest. With the collapse of the Soviet Union 16 years later the country lost over 3 million square kilometres of its territory [mostly to Kazachstan] remaining by far the world’s largest in area size though.
Population of Russia Plunge : Ruddia will add 6 million people in 20 years to come
Since 1991 the Russian land area has remained constant [at about 17 million square kilometres, see infographic], but the Russianpopulation size has not. Today Russia ranks 9th on the populations list – with even tiny Bangladesh placed above it. And as theRussian population decline continues over the rest of the century more and more countries will surpass it.
That’s not so much because Russians die en masse [although there will be 6 million fewer 20 years from now], but [much more so] because the population growth in Africa and parts of southern Asia remains very high, with a substantially larger (positive) discrepancy between birth rates and mortality rates.
source : BitsofSciene
Bolshoi Theatre After Renovation
The Bolshoi Theatre (Russian: Большой театр, Bol’shoy Teatr, Large, Great or Grand Theatre, also spelled Bolshoy) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by the architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and greatest ballet and opera companies of the world, respectively. The theatre is the parent company of The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, a world-leading school of ballet.
The company was founded in 1776 by Prince Peter Urusov and Michael Maddox. Initially, it held performances in a private home, but in 1780, it acquired the Petrovka Theatre and began producing plays and operas.
The current building was built on Theatre Square in 1824 to replace the Petrovka Theatre, which had been destroyed by fire in 1805. It was designed by architect Andrei Mikhailov, who had built the nearby Maly Theatre in 1824
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