| European 
                          Russia is the mass of Russian land west of the Ural 
                          Mountains. It 
                          is not a separate country, but rather called European 
                          Russia because of its political and cultural blending 
                          with European countries and peoples.
                         St. 
                          Petersburg and Moscow, (the capital) are located in 
                          European Russia but the entire country is (geographically) 
                          still considered a part of Asia. The 
                          Russian Federation - spread over all climate zones (except 
                          tropical) - is the world's largest country, with land 
                          that stretches halfway around the planet.  
                         Russian 
                          poster sizes are issued in a very wide variety of sizes, 
                          the most common being
                          
                          16x22-23 
                            - this is the most common smaller size but other small 
                            sizes include 13x19, 18x26 and 21x26. 22x34 
                            - this is the most common size and used as the one 
                            sheet. There are also variations, some slightly smaller 
                            20x31 & 20x32 and some larger from 25 - 28 in 
                            width and 37 - 41 in height.     |