Siberian Tiger
The largest wild cat on Earth, the Siberian tiger roams the birch forests of Russia's Far East and can weigh as much as 660 pounds.
Flag of Russia
Field Report
Russia is a massive country that stretches all the way across the top of the world, covering parts of both Europe and Asia and reaching from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It is so large that it takes up about one-eighth of all the land on Earth, and inside its borders you will find frozen Arctic tundra, thick forests called taiga, wide rivers, and towering mountains. More than 144 million people call Russia home, and many of them have never heard the message of Jesus.
From the Field Notebook
Siberian Tiger
The largest wild cat on Earth, the Siberian tiger roams the birch forests of Russia's Far East and can weigh as much as 660 pounds.
Siberian Husky
Originally bred by the Chukchi people of northeastern Russia, these strong sled dogs were built to pull light loads across frozen tundra for hundreds of miles.
Eurasian Brown Bear
Russia is home to the largest population of brown bears in the world, and the bear has been a national symbol of the country for centuries.
Borscht
A deep-red soup made from beets and cabbage, borscht is served hot or cold and often topped with a spoonful of sour cream called smetana.
Pirozhki
These small baked or fried buns are stuffed with fillings like potatoes, cabbage, meat, or egg, and Russian families eat them as everyday snacks or at celebrations.
Blini
Thin crepes called blini are a very old Russian food, eaten with butter, jam, smoked fish, or caviar depending on the occasion.
Russia is the largest country in the world by land area — it is so wide that it spans eleven different time zones, meaning people on one side can be eating breakfast while people on the other side are already going to bed.
Lake Baikal in Siberia holds about 20 percent of all the unfrozen fresh water on the entire surface of the Earth, making it the deepest lake anywhere on the planet.
Russia has more than 190 different ethnic groups living within its borders, and people speak over 100 languages across the country.
The Trans-Siberian Railway stretches nearly 5,800 miles from Moscow to the Pacific coast — riding it all the way takes about a week without stopping.
Russia launched the first human being into space when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth on April 12, 1961, completing one full orbit in 108 minutes.
Daily Life
73
Years life expectancy
100%
Can read and write
95%
Kids go to school
Missions Field Report
Russia is home to 172 distinct people groups — 118 of them haven’t yet heard about Jesus.
About half of Russia's people follow Christianity (56.5%). Evangelical Christians make up about 1.4% of the population.
What People Believe
Unreached People Groups
These are communities of people who haven’t had the chance to hear about Jesus yet. They need missionaries — and they need kids like you to pray for them.
Tatar
4,699,000 people
Chechen
1,670,000 people
Bashkir
1,567,000 people
Avar
897,000 people
Dargin
625,000 people
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