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Moscow is the capital of our Homeland. It is the largest political, scientific, cultural and industrial center of the country and one of the most beautiful cities on the globe, Russian is the official language of the state. The national symbols of the Russian Federation are a white- blue-red banner and a double-headed eagle. The Russian Federation is a constitutional republic headed by the President. The country government consists of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The President controls only the executive branch of power - the government, but not the Supreme Court and Federal Assembly. The legislative power belongs to the Federal Assembly comprising two chambers: the Council of Federation (upper Chamber) and the State Duma (lower Chamber). Each chamber is headed by the Speaker. The executive power belongs to the government (the Cabinet of Ministers) headed by the Prime Minister. The judicial power belongs to the system of Courts comprising the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and federal courts. Our country has a multiparty system. The foreign policy of the Russian Federation is that of international cooperation, peace and friendship with all nations irrespective of their political and social systems. (Агабекян, И.П. Английский для технических вузов / И.П. Агабекян, П.И. Коваленко. - 7-е изд. - Ростов н/Д.: Феникс, 2006.) This is а list of cities and towns in Russia with population over 50,000, grouped by federal subject and sorted by population. Administrative centers of federal subjects are listed in bold text. Rank City/town Federal subject Population 1. Moscow Moscow 10,342,151 2. Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg 4,661,219 3. Novosibirsk Novosibirsk Oblast 1,425,508 4. Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 1,311,252 19