The capital of our country is Moscow. It is a very old city which was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky in 1147. Some other major cities of Russia are Saint-Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Samara, Yekaterinburg and so on. The main symbols of our country are a flag, a double-headed eagle and a hymn. The flag has three stripes: white, blue and red. They mean sincerity, honesty and bravery. The eagle watches both to the East and to the West. The hymn of Russia is "The Patriotic Song". The music is written by A. Aleksandrov, the words are written by S.Mikhalkov. Russian people are very talented. The most famous writers are: A.Pushkin, L.Tolstoy, F.Dostoyevsky and others. The most famous composers are P.Tchaikovsky, M.Glinka, S. Rakhmaninov and others. The most famous artists are I. Levitan, V.Surikov, V. Vasnetsov and others, musicians, cosmonauts are well- known all over the world.