1867-Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. for $7.2 million July 30th 1914- Russia mobilized its army to defend Sibia in WWI March 3rd 1918- Soviet Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk,ending its participation in World War I April 3rd 1922- communist party congress appointed Joseph Stalin secretary of communist party January 31 1924- 1924 Soviet […]
Size: About 1.75 times the size of the US! Population:140,702,096 (July 2008 est.) Language spoken: Russian, many minority languages (http://www.ciaworldfactbook.us)
Cool winters, warm summers. Max temperatures range from 15C (59F) to 30C (86F) Volcanoes and glaciers dot the peninsula Mega-earthquakes of up to magnitude 9.0 have shaken up the peninsula within the past five decades. Natural Disasters such as Floods and Tornadoes (www.travelkamchatka.com/climate.htm) (http://www.livescience.com) (http://www.livescience.com)
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