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Dear friends!
I want you to learn more about
our
native region. This presentation will help
you. Please press
any letter you like in
the ABC and read new information.
Good luck!
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Agriculture is widely developed. It
is presented by such branches as plant-growing (potatoes, grains,
flax), cattle-breeding (cows, sheep, pigs)
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Birthday. Our region was founded on the
13th of August in 1944.
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Chestnaykov Efim (1874-1961), a talented Russian artist, was
born not far from Kologriv. His works are known
both in Russia and abroad. The most famous of them is «The generous apple». He also wrote fairy-tales, made sculptures and musical instruments.
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Districts. There are 24 districts in our region.
The largest are Makariev, Buy, Soligalich districts.
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Education includes 1150 educational institutions: schools, professional colleges,
universities. More than 200,000 students study there. They are
taught by 19,000 teachers.
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Forestry is one of the leading branches of
industry. It has 38% of all enterprises in the
region where 30% workers have a job.
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Geographical position. Our region is situated in the
central part of the Russian Plain. It is 372
km far from Moscow. Its area is 60,000 square km.
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Hydro-power station is situated in Volgorechensk and gives
2% of electricity in Russia. Its nominal capacity is
3600MW.
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Industry. Its main branches are machine-building, light industry
and forestry.
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Jewelry is a traditional craft in Kostroma and
Krasnoye-on-the Volga. Our artists create rings, earrings, chains, bracelets.
Some of them are real masterpieces.
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Kostroma is the main city of our region.
It was founded by Yuri Dolgoruky in 1152. The
population of it is 271,000 people. There are a lot of sights here: old churches, cathedrals, historical monuments and museums. There is also a drama theatre.
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Lakes. There are 438 lakes in our region.
The largest of them are lakes in Galich and
Chuhloma. More than 600 tons of fish are produced there.
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Minerals. Our region is not rich in minerals.
The most widespread of them are sand, peat, clay.
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Neighbours. Our region borders on Yaroslavl, Vologda, Ivanovo,
Kirov, Nizhny Novgorod regions. We cooperate with them in
different spheres.
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Ostrovsky A. N. (1823-1886) is one of the
greatest Russian dramatists. His life was closely connected with
Schelycovo not far from Kostroma. The drama theatre in Kostroma was named after him.
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Population of our region is 656,400 people. 30%
of them live in the country-side.
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Quiet life. In the country-side we can observe
quiet life that is attractive for many people in
summer.
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Rivers. There are more than 3,000 rivers in
our region. The longest of them is the Volga.
There are also such rivers as the Kostroma, the Unzha, the Neya, the Vetluga. There is much fish there.
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Sussanin Ivan is a patriot of our land.
He brought our enemies, the Poles, into the forest
and perished them. But he was killed. He became a national hero. In the center of Kostroma there is his monument.
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Tarkovsky A. (1932-1986) a great Russian producer who
was born in our region not far from Kady.
Their films were awarded with popular international prizes. In his native house there is a museum now.
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Universities. There are 3 Universities in our region:
the State University named by N. A. Necrasov, the
State Technological University, the Agricultural Academy. 20,000 students study there.
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The Volga is the longest river. It has
a length of 89 km on the territory of
our region.
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Wild animals live in the forest. They are:
bears, foxes, hares, wolves, elks. Hunting is a very
popular hobby in our region.
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Xenial customs. Our people are very hospitable, so
there are many xenial customs in our region. A
round loaf is a symbol of hospitality.
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Youth policy. The number of young people in
our region is 30 % of the population. There
are 5 region and 37 district youth institutions. Every district has its own youth department. They take an active part in the life of the region.
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Zoo is situated in Kostroma. It is not
very big but attractive for children and adults. You
can see bears, foxes, deer, wild boars, ostriches and many birds there.
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Choose the right variant:
1. A round loaf
is a symbol of
a)kindness b) hospitality c)
love
2. Sussanin became a national hero in the
a)17th century b) 18th century c)19th century
3. There are ….districts in our region.
a) 26 b) 24 c) 23
4. We celebrate a birthday of our region in
a) September b) August c) June
5. The most important branch of industry is
a) forestry b) ship-building c) heavy industry
6. A traditional craft in our region is
a) ceramics b) embroidering c) jewelry
7. Andrey Tarkovsky was a famous
a) poet b) producer c) singer
8. Our region doesn`t border on
a)Ivanovo b) Vologda c) Moscow regions
9. Kostroma was founded by
a) Peter the Great b) Yuri Dolgoruky c) Ivan the Terrible
10. Hydro-power station is situated in
a) Galich b) Kostroma c) Volgorechensk
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Key :
1-b, 2-a, 3-b, 4-b, 5-a, 6-c, 7-b,
8-c, 9-b, 10-c