It's a positive shock: Peruvian blogger Kristal Grecia on "Geography Lessons"

Peruvian media project creator Kristal Grecia visited the "Geography Lessons" exposition at the National Centre RUSSIA and admitted that it had completely changed her perception of the scale and diversity of our country. According to her, it is only at an exposition like this that you begin to gain a real sense of how Russia is structured.

"I am genuinely a little shocked by just how enormous Russia is. Of course, you know this in theory, but when someone explains in detail what federal subjects there are and how many peoples and cultures live here, it is hard to believe that such an immense diversity of people, traditions and histories can coexist within a single territory. The number of ethnic groups and even religions in Russia was a real revelation for me. It is overwhelming in the best possible way and shows what a complex yet incredibly beautiful country this is," Kristal Grecia shared.

She noted that the visual language of maps and clear explanations help foreign visitors quickly piece together an image of the country: not only to see its borders and the names of its regions, but also to appreciate the culture, history and technologies behind them. According to the producer, after exploring the exposition, she no longer sees Russia simply as the abstract "largest country in the world".

The "Geography Lessons" exposition is a large-scale project by the National Centre RUSSIA featuring unique cartographic treasures from the Russian State Library, the Russian Geographical Society, the archives of the Ministry of Defence, leading universities and research centres. Visitors can see historical and modern maps, rare atlases and scrolls, trace the journey from the first expeditions to the space age, and witness how our country was gradually explored and understood.