1. Russia is famous for vodka and Cyrillic runes, but as it turns out more and more people are drinking beer over vodka and Cyrillic was actually invented outside of Russia.
2. The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is one of the only two places in the world officially 'designated' for Jews, the other being Israel.
3. The country has long been plagued with population problems, but it has finally overcome its population woes at least until the 2020s, when the 90s kids are up to make the babies. It's going to get interesting then.
4. The presence of corruption has actually led to some good improvements, such as dashcams on cars and cameras in voting arenas.
5. Currently, it takes (around) 6 3/4 days via train to get from Moscow to Vladivostok (West to East).
6. The most populated of the republics of Russia is Bashkortostan, with 4 million people. The Russian population is about a third there, with the rest being divided largely between Bashkirs and Tatars.
6. The Sakha Republic is just a little smaller than India. (3,083,523 km2 vs 3,287,263km2)
7. 1917 was when women were granted suffrage. The first European country was the Grand Duchy of Finland, then under the Russian Empire.
8. Tetris. That is all.
9. The Tetris theme is actually Korobeiniki
10. Can't think of anything else now, have a timelapse