There's more to Russia than Putin and vodka. Check out today's epic countdown of 50 insane facts about Russia you never knew before!

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Russia is a vast and cold country somewhere in the north. What do you know about it? Vodka, bears and Putin? Well there’s definitely more!
Did you hear about zombie voters and helicopter golf? No? Then you probably heard of the pickled leader in the heart of Moscow and the mysterious Old New Year. Not again? It’s time to check out our new video on the craziest facts about Russia!

#russia #crazyrussia #khodorkovskyblog 0:00 What do you know about Russia?
0:23 Putin’s zombie voters
0:38 Tetris came from the USSR
1:01 Russians hang rugs on their walls
1:25 The longest railroad in the world
1:53 Just 50 miles separate Russia from the US
2:08 Radioactive lake that can kill you
2:23 Helicopter golf
2:37 Russians pickle everything including former leaders!
2:51 Why is Red Square red?
3:04 Saint Petersburg has three times as many bridges as Venice
3:12 Russian Old New Year
3:33 The Lungs of Europe - what are they?
3:43 Facial hair tax by Peter the Great
4:01 Cats hired in 1745 are guarding the greatest Russian museum from rodents
4:21 Bonus! Was copper for the Statue of Liberty produced in Russia?

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Sources:
"A History of Russia" (2019) by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky & Mark D. Steinberg. Oxford University Press, New York.
"A Short History of Russia" (2020) by Mark Galeotti. Hanover Square Press, Toronto.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia

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