What is the Russian equivalent of the English name Claire? This how we usually write it ÐºÐ»ÑÑ and spell it [kler], spelling the  same as in English.   Equivalent in Russian you may use also (ÐºÐ»ÑÑ, ÐºÐ»Ð°ÑÐ° (full form  â¦Ð»Ð°ÑÐ¸ÑÑÐ°), ÐºÑÑÑÐ°, ÐºÐ»ÐµÑ).
4. Russia is the worldâs biggest country by land area, while the United States is either the third or the fourth largest (Chinaâs claims to territories disputed by other countries, especially India, will determine which of the two countries is bigger than the other), with 17,098,242 sqm and 9,826,675 sqm, respectively.
Image caption Gen Buzhinsky says Russia is closer to the US than to China. Yes, he says, Russia has felt more of a threat from the West in the past two years. But no, he does not see Russia and the US as opponents. It is my strong belief that though we occupy part of Asia and part of Europe, Russia is a European country-in our way of thinking and everything. We are much closer to the US and Europe than to China, India and Korea. I do not think the Russian people even at the time of the Cold War considered Americans as enemies..