The huge territory of Russia—from Europe to the Pacific
Ocean—was inhabited by Russians and many other nationalities
(Ukrainians, Belorussians, Jews, the peoples of Central Asia, the Caucasus,
the Baltic region and Siberia.)
This exhibition emphasizes the special characteristics of folk culture in
two regions of Russia, the central and northern regions.
The inhabitants these regions, mainly ethnic Russians of Slavic origin, in
1900 numbered approximately 77 million.
Today there are some 150 million Russians.
