Russia+Places+3-1

**Where do you think we should go?**

**(Your group should research the places to visit in your country. In our class activity you will discuss and present the best places to visit and //why they are important//. Think about these questions while doing your research, discussion, and writing:**

**Why is this place important? Why should we visit it?** **What is its cultural or historical value?**

**Please write a paragraph summarizing IN YOUR OWN WORDS the top three places to visit in your country. Please answer at least one of the questions above in your paragraph.)**  **You know that! Russia is the biggest country in the world!** **It is so big that it includes lots of famous and attractive places.**

 1. I'd like to introduce about __historical places__ in Russia.

** Have you ever seen this place? This Palace called __//'Kremlin Palace//__ " and this palace appear in movie "//Mission Impossible"//. **

 * __// Kremlin //__ is located in Moscow, and it means 'fortification' . It is valued for history because it built during Russia's inpire government. Except Moscow, __//Kremlin//__ located in //Novgorod, Niznovgorod, Kazan//, but usually refer to __//Moscow Kremlin//.__ 2.25km castle wall surround the palace and 20 doors are opened. Also, lots of mods through lots of generation expressed in __//Kremlin//__. Nowadays, //Russia// president's office and government is located in here. **

2 ) Next, Winter palace in //__Saint Petersburg__//
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">D o you know how //__'Winter palace__//" named?
===<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">1 754~1762, __//Winter Palace//__ was built for Emperor in //Czarist Russia//. This palace have 1,786 doors and 1,945 windows! Now this palace is located in State Hermitage Museum's area and 1,057 rooms are showed to people. 1826 military gallery opened so 336 society personage's drawings are located. After Russia Febrary revolution, it used for emergency government. ===

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">2. Second, I'll explain __ scientific valued place .__
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;">1) __//Gagarin Center//__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;">(Российский Государственный Научно-Исследовательский Испытательный Центр Подготовки Космонавтов им. Ю. А. Гагарина) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">

===<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Russia is world strongest country in exploiting Space. Symbol of exploiting Space is __//Gagarin Center//__. (Gagarin is the first astronaut who went to the space.) //__Gagarin Center__// was established for training astronauts and exploiting space in 1968. Just like its fame, it involve largest acceleration of gravity device, and real size spaceship. __//Gagarin Center//__'s security is strict. Soldiers arrange in front of the gate! ===

===<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">//__ Bolshoi theater __//which is one of the most famous opera theaters is located in Moscow. It is also a historical theater in Moscow, Russia, designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. It burned three times, so present building was built in 1853. Innumerable masterpieces and singers showed in here. ===