1) Russia is a country rich in artistic and cultural traditions.

2) Its museums and art galleries attract tourists from all over the world.

3) People come to the Hermitage to admire collections of paintings, sculpture, tapestry, precious textiles, weapons, ivory, pottery, porcelain and furniture.

4) Everybody knows the masterpieces of outstanding Russian composers: Tchaikovsky, Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.

5)Russian masters of letters created immortal works. Among them are Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev,  Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and many others.

6) Plays by Chekhov, such as The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard are staged by many theatres in the world.

7) The real jewels of Russian architecture are the Moscow Kremlin with its cathedrals, towers and red brick walls, and St. Basil`s Cathedral.

8) There is also much young talent in Russia such as Sergei Polunin and Denis Rodkin, ballet dancers, and Aida Garifullina, an opers singer.

9) All of them will make their contribution into Russian Culture and Art.