What are some mindblowing facts about Russia?

The Metro of St. Petersburg, with an average depth of hundred meters, is the deepest Metro in the world.

(Image: saint-petersburg.com)

• Twelve Seas wash the coasts of Russia.
• The Ural Mountains are the oldest mountains in the world.
• The Moscow Kremlin is the biggest medieval-age fortress in the world.
• St. Petersburg is the northern-most city with a population of over one million.
• Siberia comprises of nine percent of world’s territory.

(Siberia)

• Altai has over eight hundred glaciers, with a total area of six hundred square kilometers.
• Russia is considered to be in Europe although two-thirds of its territory is in Asia.
• Forests cover sixty percent of Russian territory.
• The number of bridges in St. Petersburg is thrice the number in Venice.
• Magnitnaya Mountain once consisted almost completely of iron ore with around 60% iron.
• The main building of the Moscow State University is the largest university building in the world.

(Moscow State University)

• The frame of the Statue of Liberty was smelted in Yekaterinburg.
• Women got the right to vote in Russia in 1918, two years before this happened in USA.
• Sushi is the most popular dish in Russia.
• Russia has fifteen secret towns, which do not appear in any map.