Wikipedia 10K Redux

Reconstructed by Reagle from Starling archive; see blog post for context.

Russia

Russia is a very large country, it has immense territory, which spans both Europe and Asia. Though, much of its territory has harsh climatic conditions and is almost uninhabited. Thickiest population is in European part of Russia, in Urals mountains area, and in south-eastern part of Asia. Cities with over a million of population are not uncommon, especially in European part.

There is quite a lot of different ethnical groups in Russia. Though Russians are still most numerous, and Russian language is understood ubiquitously enough.