I really like the country of Russia. Here are some of the most interesting facts about her.
1)In honor of the first Russian warship "eagle", built by the Dutch sample, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich established a new flag, different from the Dutch tricolor sequence of red and blue stripes. After the split of the Russian Navy on military and civilian during the reign of Peter I, the civil flag became a symbol of Russia.
2)Space era for the Soviet Union began in 1957 with the release of the Earth's orbit the first man-made satellite. Since the languages of the world added a new Russian word Sputnik.
3)The Russian Empire first in the world to conduct decimalization currency. Since the 18th century, 1 silver rouble was equal to 100 kopecks.