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| | Russia Interesting Facts - Things of Interest |
 | | 49 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respublik, singular - respublika), 10 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnykh okrugov, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 6 krays (krayev, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast') |
 | | Opposite St Basil's, the Spassky (Redeemer's) Gate is the main entrance to the Kremlin, built in 1491 by Pietro Antonio Solario. |
 | | The well-preserved Zamoskvorechye district was originally a mercantile and artisans' quarter. |
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