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Здравствуйте! Сегодня двадцать второе февраля понедельник (2-22-22)

Вот ваше задание на среду двадцать третье февраля:

Speaking

Workbook 

• exe. 14-16 pp. 25-26
• read grammar notes on Verbs Used with the Instrumental Case (without a Preposition) pp.27-28
• ex. 17 p. 29

Multimedia

• exe.5, 7, 8, 9a and b

Textbook 

• ex. 56 p. 40

Be prepared to tell your story about American families (last essay from Lesson6)

Reading

Stage 2 Part 3

• review vocabulary for our stories on pp. 23 and 25 by rereading 
• with Cram

https://www.cram.com/flashcards/pp-23-25-cis-roskosmos-12627517

• preview vocabulary for stories on pp. 27 (28) and 29 (30) 

Cultural Awareness 

• Совет Федерации - СовФед

The Federation Council or Senate is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia (the parliament of the Russian Federation), according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation. Each of the 85 federal subjects of Russia – consisting of 22 republics, 46 oblasts, nine krais, three federal cities, four autonomous okrugs, and one autonomous oblast – sends two senators to the Council, for a total membership of 170 Senators. 

In addition, the Constitution also provides for senators from the Russian Federation, which can be no more than thirty (up to seven of them for life), as well as (optionally) former presidents as life senators (as of 2020 there are no such life senators).

The council holds its sessions within the Main Building in Moscow, with additional offices and committee rooms located on Novy Arbat Street. The two houses of the Federal Assembly are physically separated. Sessions of the Federation Council take place in Moscow from January 25 to July 15, and from September 16 to December 31. Sessions are open to the public.

For purposes of succession, the chairman of the Federation Council is the third-highest position in the Russian Federation, after the president and the prime minister. In the case of incapacity of the President and Prime Minister, the chairman of the Federation Council becomes Acting President of the Russian Federation. The current chairman is Valentina Matviyenko.

CPRF: 57 seats;  A Just Russia — For Truth: 28 seats;  Independent: 1 seat;   Party of Growth: 1 seat;  United Russia: 325 seats;  New People: 15 seats;  Civic Platform: 1 seat (into LDPR group); Rodina: 1 seat (into LDPR group);  LDPR: 21 seats (excluding Rodina and Civic Platform)

Минтруда - Министерство труда и социальной защиты Российской Федерации - http://government.ru/en/

• субъекты РФ According to the Russian Constitution, the Russian Federation consists of republics, krais, oblasts, cities of federal importance, an autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs, all of which are equal subjects of the Russian Federation.  They are the constituent entities of Russia, its top-level political divisions. Since March 18, 2014, the Russian Federation constitutionally consists of 85 federal subjects. The two located on the Crimean Peninsula, Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea, are not internationally recognized as part of Russia. Kaliningrad Oblast is the only federal subject geographically separated from the rest of the Russian Federation by other countries.
• Кабардино-Балкарская Республика

•  located in the North Caucasus. 
• As of the 2010 Census, its population was 859,939 on 12,500 square km. 
• the capital is Nalchik. 
• The area contains the highest mountain in Europe, Mount Elbrus, at 5,642 m. The mountain is covered with snow year-round. 
• Kabardino-Balkaria includes two major ethnic communities, the Kabardins (Circassians), who speak a North-West Caucasian language, and the Balkars who speak a Turkic language. 
• Kabardins make up the bulk of the republic's population, followed by Russians and Balkars. Other groups include Ossetians, Kurds, Ukrainians, Armenians, Azeris, Chechens. 
• According to a 2012 survey, 70.8% of the population of Kabardino-Balkaria adheres to Islam, 11.6% to the Russian Orthodox Church, 1.8% to Adyghe (Kabardian) folk religion and other indigenous faiths, 3.8% are unaffiliated generic Christians. 
• In addition, 12% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 5.6% is Atheist or follows other religions including Jehovah's Witnesses. 

• Республика Татарстан 
  
• The Republic of Tatarstan, or simply Tatarstan, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District
•  the capital and largest city is Kazan, one of the most important cultural centers of Russia
• The area of the republic is 68,000 square kilometers (26,000 sq mi)
• The unofficial Tatarstan motto is Bez Buldırabız! (We can!)
• As of the 2010 Census, the population of Tatarstan was 3,786,488
• The state languages of the Republic of Tatarstan are Tatar and Russian

• Приморский край -Приморье 
  
• located in the Far East region of the country and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District. 
• The city of Vladivostok is the administrative center of the krai, and the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Khabarovsk. 
• The krai has the largest economy among the federal subjects in the Russian Far East, and a population of 1,956,497 as of the 2010 Census
• The krai shares Russia's only border with North Korea, along the Tumen River  in the southwestern corner of the krai
• Peter the Great Gulf, the largest gulf in the Sea of Japan, is located along the south coast
• Historically part of Manchuria, Primorsky Krai was ceded to the Russian Empire by Qing China in 1860 as part of a region known as Outer Manchuria, forming most of the territory of Primorskaya Oblast
• During the Russian Civil War it became part of the Far Eastern Republic before joining the Soviet Union, going through numerous changes until reaching its current form in 1938
• Primorsky Krai is home to the Russian Navy's Russian Pacific Fleet

• Ивановская область 
  
• It had a population of 1,061,651 as of the 2010 Russian Census
• Its largest city - Ivanovo is the administrative center
• The principal center of tourism is Plyos. 
• The Volga River flows through the northern part of the oblast
• GRP per capita is the lowest in the Central Federal Okrug and in all Russian oblasts' in the RF. In 2009 it was three times lower than on average in Russia
• Economy:  consumer goods manufacturing - 32,8 % — the highest in Russia, electric power industry - 24 %,  mechanical machine manufacturing - 20 %, food and beverage industry - 18 % and wood processing - 3 %
• The leading branch of agriculture is dairy and meat cattle breeding, flax growing, potato growing and forestry 

• Липецкая область 
  
• its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk
• as of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,173,513
• Economy: The most important industrial branches are the iron processing and the mechanical engineering. The region's fuel and energy complex is represented by petroleum product marketing companies, a network of consumer gas pipelines, and a power grid.
• The largest companies in the region include NLMK (revenues of $7.06 billion in 2017), Cherkizovo Pig Farming ($421.65 million), JSC Progress (baby food manufacturer, $347.94 million), and the local branch of Indesit Company ($342.8 million)

• Agriculture: Crop cultivation and horticulture form the basis of the region's agriculture. Livestock farming specializes in cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, and poultry. The processing industry is also well developed.

• Нижегородская область 
  
• Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod
• It has a population of 3,310,597 as of the 2010 Census
• From 1932 to 1990 it was known as Gorky Oblast
• The oblast is crossed by the Volga River
• Apart from Nizhny Novgorod's metropolitan area (including Dzerzhinsk, Bor and Kstovo) the biggest city is Arzamas. 
• Near the town of Sarov there is the Serafimo-Diveyevsky Monastery, one of the largest convents in Russia 
• Economy: The oblast ranks seventh in Russia in industrial output. Processing industries predominate in the local economy. More than 650 industrial companies employ nearly 700,000 people, or 62% of the workforce involved in material production. Industry generates 83% of the regional GDP and accounts for 89% of all material expenditures
• The leading sectors are engineering and metalworking, followed by chemical and petrochemical industries and forestry, woodworking, and paper industries. The first three sectors account for about 75% of all industrial production.
• The oblast has traditionally been attractive to investors. In 2002, Moody's rating agency confirmed a Caa1 rating based on the region's long-term foreign currency liabilities
• The stock market infrastructure is quite well developed in Nizhny Novgorod, and the exchange business is expanding
• There are 650+ industrial companies in the region
•  Agriculture, trade, services, communications and transport are well developed 
• Новгородская область 
  
  
  
•  Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod
•  Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located in the oblast
• The historic monuments of Veliky Novgorod and surroundings have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Population: 634,111 (2010 Census)
• Novgorod is one of the oldest centers of Russian civilization - Novgorod is indicated in the chronicles as the site where Rurik settled and founded the Rurik Dynasty in 862
• Novgorod continued to play an important role until the 15th century. In 1136, Novgorod evicted the prince and became the center of the Novgorod Republic, which included the major part of what is currently northwestern Russia. It was an example of a medieval republic, in which decisions were taken by veche—a meeting of the city population—and the prince was elected. (The only other Russian city with a similar organization was Pskov.)
•  Novgorod linked the river routes of Baltic, Byzantium, Central Asian regions, and all parts of European Russia and flourished as one of the most important trading centers of eastern and northern Europe
• Economy: As of 2014, industry was responsible for about 40% of the GNP of the oblast. The main industrial enterprises in the oblast are four chemical plants, all located in Veliky Novgorod and specializing mostly in production of fertilizers, a metallurgical plant, also in Veliky Novgorod, producing copper
• Agriculture: The main specialization of agriculture in the oblast is cattle breeding with meat and milk production. In 2011, approximately 90% of the farms held cattle, and 79% of all agricultural production in the oblast were meat, milk, and eggs. 
• A number of large-scale farms are keeping pigs and poultry. 
• Bee-keeping, as well as cultivating of crops and potatoes, are also present.
• Томская область 
  
  
  
• It lies in the southeastern West Siberian Plain, in the southwest of the Siberian Federal District
•  Its administrative center is the city of Tomsk. Population: 1,078,923 as per 2010 Census
• The development of the territory which now constitutes the oblast began in the early 17th century
• Tomsk itself was founded in 1604
•  Some of the oblast's 316,900 square kilometers (122,400 sq mi) territory is inaccessible because it is covered with taiga woods and swamps.
• Tomsk oblast contains Vasyugan Swamp, the biggest swamp in the northern hemisphere
• Economy: Tomsk Oblast is rich in natural resources such as oil, natural gas, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, peat, and various types of waters
•  Forests are also among the most significant assets of the oblast: about 20% of the West Siberian forest resources are located in Tomsk Oblast
• Industry makes up about half of the regional GDP, while agriculture contributes 19% and construction 13%
•  Chemical and oil industries are the most developed in the region, followed by machine construction
• The oblast's major export items are: oil (62.1%), methanol (30.2%), and machines and equipment (4.8%)
• Oil extraction and lumbering are the major business of the region's joint ventures