Russia houses more than 100 different ethnic groups, representing a
multiplicity of national histories and cultures and distinct language
groups, including Indo-European Slavic, Turkic, Finno-Ugric and others.
Slavs account for about 75% of the total population.
More Facts about Russia
February 23, 1928: Defender of the Fatherland Day, Russia.
Defender of the Fatherland Day
is observed in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and some other countries of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States).
February 23, 1988: Russian (Soviet) figure skaters Natalya Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin won XV Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina - Merited Master of Sports, many-time Olympic, world,
European and USSR pairs skating champion, coach, instructor and public activist Irina Rodnina was born on September 12, 1949.
Irina Rodnina, is only pair skater who has won ten successive world figure skating titles and three successive Olympic figure skating gold medals. In addition, Rodnina won eleven European figure skating pairs championships. She is considered the most successful pair skater in history.
She competed with two different partners, Alexei Ulanov and Alexander Zaitsev.
She was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (in 1972) and the Order of Lenin (in 1976).
Since 2005 Rodnina is a member of the Public Chamber of Russia.
Rodnina coached numerous elite Soviet skaters and taught at the University of Moscow, and later coached in the United States and led the Czech team of Radka Kovarikova and Rene Novotny to a world title.
In 1989 she was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
She also received the International Skating Union's highest honor, the Jacques Favart Award.
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