Russia, the World and
Russian-Thai relations
by H.E. Mr. Kirill Barsky,
Ambassador of the Russian Federation
to the Kingdom of Thailand
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Amazing facts about Russia: land, people, culture, science,
education
State organization and political system
Economy
Foreign Policy
Russia-ASEAN
Russia-Thailand
Russia has about 477 000 km²
larger surface area than Pluto
Pluto
16,647,940 km²
The Russian Federation
17,125,200 km²
More than 10 hours flight to get from
Kaliningrad to Vladivostok
Russia has almost all climate zones of the
world and 9 time zones
Russia has borders with 18 countries
(60,000 km)
Russia is the only state in the world whose
territory contains 12 seas
Russia has thousands of rivers and inland bodies
of water, providing it with one of the world's
largest surface water resources
Its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of
the world's liquid fresh water
The largest and most prominent of Russia's
bodies of fresh water is Lake Baikal, the world's
deepest, purest, oldest and most capacious fresh
water lake
100,000 rivers, the Volga is the most famous, not
only because it is the longest river in Europe
The Siberian rivers Ob, Yenisey, Lena and Amur
are among the longest rivers in the world
Gas (№1 by world deposits, 24,4 % of the world
deposits)
Diamonds (№ 1 in the world production of
diamonds)
Coal (№ 2 by world deposits)
Nickel, Platinum (among top three countries)
Oil (№ 6 by world deposits)
Gold (№ 7 by world reserves)
Russia is the №1 exporter of wheat, rye, natural
gas, nuclear fuel, cast iron, rolled steel, jet fighters,
tanks and air defence weapons
Natural resource base
Siberia contains more than 25% of the
world’s forests
The Trans-Siberian Railway connecting
Moscow and Vladivostok, is the longest
railway in the world (9,300 km or 7 days
one way)
The length of all gas and oil pipelines in
Russia is 259,913 km which is 6 times
longer than equator
More interesting facts
Russia’s ethnic and religious diversity
► Russia is the ninth most populous country with over 146
million people
► Russia is a home to more than 170 different ethnic groups
and indigenous peoples. They speak 100 languages
► Majority are Orthodox Cristians, 15 million are Muslims
(10% of population), 1 million are Buddhists
Rus 8 - 9 centuries
The Russian Academy of Arts
was created in 1757
Famous Russian artists
Ilya Repin
Ivan Aivazovsky
Mikhail Vrubel
Ivan Shishkin
Morning in a Pine Forest (1889)Isaac Levitan
Birch Forest (1885-1889)
Victor Vasnetsov
Warriors (1898)
State Russian Museum,
Saint Petersburg
There are about 3000 museums
in Russia
The State Hermitage Museum,
Saint Petersburg
Catherine Palace and Park,
Saint Petersburg
Peterhof Grand Palace and Gardens in
St. Petersburg («Russian Versailles»)
Russian classical music
Mikhail Glinka
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
Modest Mussorgsky
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Alexander Borodin
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Igor Stravinsky
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Prokofiev
Dmitri Shostakovich
Russia is famous for its
Opera theatres
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Russian ballet is
recognized as the best
in the world
Anna Pavlova
Vaslav Nijinsky
Maya Plisetskaya
Rudolf Nureyev
Mikhail Baryshnikov
«Katya and the Prince of
Siam» by the Ekaterinburg
Ballet and Opera Theatre
Bangkok, September 2017
Russian science and inventions For many years, Russia has been at the forefront of global scientific
thought and innovation, and some of the world’s most significantinventions have sprung from the minds of Russian scientists.
► In some instances, these inventions were not patented in Russia and were later
adapted by foreign inventors or used for commercial purposes abroad.
Exploration of Antarctic
Admiral FaddeyBellingshausen
Admiral Mikhail Lazarev
Russia is a pioneer in Space
1st satellite – 1957
1st man in space – 1961
1st woman in space – 1963
1st human outside spacecraft –
1965
17 space launches a year
All NASA astronauts must speak
Russian
Here are a few revolutionary Russian innovations
that have been integrated silently but distinctly
into modern life:
Anesthesia (Nikolay Pirogov, 1847)
Radio (Alexander Popov, 1885)
► Light bulb (Pavel Yablochkov, 1877)
Parachute (Gleb Kotelnikov , 1911)
Periodic table of elements (Dmitri Mendeleev, 1869)
Helicopter
(Igor Sikorsky, 1912)
► Track Assembly and Caterpillar tracks (Dmitry Zagryazhsky, 1837)
► Color photography (Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, early 20th century)
► Petrol Cracking and first industrial cracking unit
(Vladimir Shukhov, 1891)
► Television and telecasting (Vladimir Zworykin, 1923)
► Electric welding (Vasily Petrov, early 19th century)
► Automatic assault rifle (Vladimir Fedorov, 1913-1916)
► Synthetic rubber (Sergei Lebedev, 1910)
Kalashnikov:
The gun that changed the world
Education in Russia
►More than 900 universities
►The first place in the world on the number of
people with higher education
►4.5 million students
►300 thousand foreign students
►200 students from Thailand
MGIMO – the World record
university
The Guinness Book of World Records
acknowledged MGIMO for the most languages
taught – 53 actual languages
SPORTS IN RUSSIA
In February 2014, Russia’s largest southern
seaside resort – the city of Sochi - hosted
the country’s first Winter Olympic Games
2780 ATHLETES 88 COUNTRIES 98 EVENTS
The 2016 Summer Olympics
in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro
With 19 gold, 18 silver and 19 bronze medals, Russia
finished the 4th in the standings, 56 Rio medals won in
total
The final part of the 21st FIFA
World Cup will be held in Russia
from June 14 to July 15, 2018
Russia becomes the host country of the World football championship
It is held in Eastern Europe
The mundial takes place in two continents jointly - Europe and Asia
The video assistant referee is going to be used
Interesting facts: the 2018
event will be the first time
when:
The championship is scheduled for 12 stadiums in
11 cities of Russia from Kaliningrad
to Ekaterinburg
The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
32 teams will
take part in the
final tournament
of the World Cup
2018
The Russian
World Cup could
be the most
attended World
Cup of all time
Russia is a federal presidential republic. The Constitution
was adopted by national referendum on December 12,
1993 setting framework of the rule of law and the division
of powers.
The executive power is split between the President and
the Prime Minister, but the President is the dominant figure.
The legislature is represented by the Federal Assembly of
Russia. It has two chambers: the State Duma – the lower
house, and the Council of the Federation – the upper
house.
The judicial power is vested in courts. Courts are
independent.
State organization
President of the Russian Federation
Mr. Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister of
the Russian Federation
Mr. Dmitry Medvedev
2008-2012 – President
2012-current – Prime Minister
77 registered political parties
Communist Party (42)
A Just Russia (23)
Civic Platform (1)
United Russia (340)
Rodina (1)
Liberal Democratic Party (40)
Vacant (3)
Political system
Economy
GDP (PPP) – $3.9 TRLN.
(NO. 6 WORLD ECONOMY IN PPP)
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE – 4.9 %
INFLATION RATE – 4%
CURRENCY RESERVES – $425 BLN.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX – 0.8
OUTPUT IN BASIC SECTORS HAS GROWN BY
2.8 % AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION HAS
EXPANDED BY 1.5 %
Recent economic developments
Growth rate
2017 – 2 %
2018 – 2.5 %
Foreign Policy
Russia is a peaceful country with an
independent and multifaceted foreign policy
Russia is a reliable partner with no double
standards
Key principles:
Respect for norms and principles of International Law
Respect for interests of other states
Respect for territorial integrity
Respect for national sovereignty
Non-interference in domestic affairs
United Nations founding farther
Permanent member of the UN Security Council
Union State with Belarus
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan,
Tadjikistan
Member of G20 and BRICS
Diplomatic relations with 189 countries, 144 diplomatic
missions in Moscow
At the forefront of the efforts to combatinternational terrorism
Regional organizations
Europe: OSCE, Council of Europe, Council of the Baltic Sea
States, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
etc.
Asia-Pacific: APEC, EAS, SCO, ARF, ACD, CICA, ASEM etc.
Eurasia: Eurasian Economic Union, CIS, RIC (Russia, India,
China)
Russia and South-East Asia
Consulate in Singapore was opened in 1890, Consulate in Batavia
– in 1895.
Diplomatic relations with Siam were established in 1897
Support for the national liberation struggle :
Indonesia
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Economic assistance after liberation:
Industry
Agriculture
Science and technology
Education
Russia-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership
Since July 1991 Russia was ASEAN’s consultations partner
In July 1996 Russia-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership
was established
3rd Russia – ASEAN Summit in Sochi
May 19 – 20, 2016
Sochi Declaration
Comprehensive Plan of Action for 2016 – 2020
Russia – ASEAN Business Forum
Objective – to upgrade Russia-ASEAN relations to a strategic
partnership level
Russia and ASEAN: prospects of cooperation
Security cooperation
Regional security architecture
Combating terrorism and organized crime
Combating Drug Trafficking
Cyber security
Trade and Investment Cooperation
Greater Eurasian Economic Partnership (EAEU, SCO, ASEAN)
Russia-ASEAN FTA
Energy, Agriculture, Disaster relief, Medicine & Biosecurity,
Education & HR development
120th Anniversary of the establishment of the
diplomatic relations between
Russia and Thailand
July 14-16 the Thai-Russian Festival under the theme «Sharing Our
Past, Forging Our Future»
On August 23-27 the «Russian week» was held at the National
Legislative Assembly of Thailand
On August 26-27 the Thai Fest 2017 in Moscow
On September 21 a large-scale exhibition in the National Legislative
Assembly of the Kingdom of Thailand
On October 4 Khon classical masked dance performance staged at the
Mariinsky Theatre in Russia's Saint Petersburg
Days of Moscow in Bangkok are planned to be held in December
The Post of Russia and Thailand Post
issued a jubilee stamp in June
Legal base of bilateral relations
Russia and Thailand have developed a substantive legal basis
for bilateral cooperation with numerous agreements and MoUs
specifying major fields of interaction:
17 G-to-G agreements and MoUs
25 interagency agreements and MoUs
9 B-to-B documents
Areas of cooperation: Trade, Science, Technology, Energy,
Culture, Tourism, Education, Natural resources,
Environment, Security
Major institutions
Joint Russian-Thai Commission on Bilateral Cooperation
Sub-Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation
Sub-Commission on Agricultural Cooperation
Joint Working Groups on Military Logistics Support, Security
Consultations, Tourism, Energy Cooperation, Banking and
Financial Cooperation
Russian-Thai Business Council (Chairman – Mr. Ivan Polyakov)
Thai-Russian Business Council (Chairman - Mr. KriengkraiThiennukul)
Thai-Russian Chamber of Commerce (Chairman - Dr. SombatThiratrakoolchai)
Russian-Thai trade turnover dynamics
Trade turnover in 2016 – 1,300 mln. USD
Trade turnover in 2017 (January – September, 2017) – 2,130 mln. USD (+64%)
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Major Thai investors
Leading agro-industrial holding company “Charoen Pokphand
Foods” (projects in Moscow, Kaluga and Kaliningrad regions;
1.5 bln. USD)
State-run oil and gas company “PTT Plc.” (long-term projects on
exploration, extraction and liquefaction of natural gas) etc.
Russia-Thailand tourism exchanges
Relations in the sphere of tourism are one of the most
fast growing areas of cooperation:
Tourist flow from Russia to Thailand increased by
24% (1 mln. people) in January-October 2017
Tourist flow from Thailand to Russia is constantly
increasing (by 60% this year). During the first half
of the year Russia welcomed 22 thousand Thais
82 flights from Russia to Thailand and back in a
week
Russia and Thailand: Towards Future
Strategic Partnership
During the official visit of H.E. General Prayut Chan-o-cha to
Russia in May 2016 the two sides agreed on the need to
upgrade the bilateral relations to a strategic partnership level.
Russia, the World and
Russian-Thai relations
by H.E. Mr. Kirill Barsky,
Ambassador of the Russian Federation
to the Kingdom of Thailand
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