Learning about Russia

Before taking Russian Literature, the only fact I had known about Russia was its cold weather and its history in twentieth century.  By learning through the presentations about Russia, I could understand and imagine life in Russia.  Russia is beautiful and interesting place that I want to plan on visiting sometime.   The beautiful buildings and famous Operas attracted me to go and share Russian culture.  Also, the alphabets of Russian resemble to the alphabets but differentiate by unique pronunciations and writing style.  The deeper and more specific facts I gained about Russia, I could find myself absorbed into real life of Russia.