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The East European Plain

The East European Plain (also known as Russian Plain) is a plain comprising a series of river basins in Eastern Europe. Together with the Northern European Plain it constitutes the European Plain. It is the largest mountain-free part of the European landscape.

The plain spans approximately 4,000,000 square kilometres (1,544,408.6 sq mi) and averages about 170 metres (557.7 ft) in elevation. The highest point of the plain, located in the Valdai Hills is 346.9 metres (1,138.1 ft).

Boundaries[link]

It is bounded by the White Sea and the Barents Sea in the North, the Ural Mountains, the Ural River and the Caspian Sea in the East, the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea in the South, the Baltic Sea, the Carpathian Mountains and other mountainous features in Poland in the West.

Regional subdivisions[link]

The plain is subdivided into a number of distinct regions, including:

• Valday Hills
• Central Russian Upland
• Volga Uplands
• Dnieper River Basin (Dnieper Lowlands)
• Black Sea Lowlands
• Caspian Sea Lowlands

Countries[link]

• Russia
• Estonia
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Belarus
• Ukraine
• Poland
• Moldova
• Kazakhstan (European part)

Landforms[link]

The following major landform features are within the East European Plain (listed generally from North to South).

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• Timan Ridge
• North Russian Lowlands
• Northern Ridge
• Baltic Uplands
• Valdai Hills
• Moscow Uplands ru:Московская возвышенность
• Central Russian Uplands
• Smolensk-Moscow Ridge ru:Смоленско-Московская возвышенность
• Belarusian Ridge
• Volga Uplands
• Polesie
• Volhynian Upland ru:Волынская возвышенность
• Podolian Upland
• Caspian Depression
• Kuma-Manych Depression
• Mari Depression
• Bugulma-Belebey Uplands
• Obshchy Syrt
• Vyatskie Uvaly

Larger rivers[link]

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• Volga River
• Ural River
• Vistula River
• Dnieper River
• Don River, Russia
• Pechora River
• Kama River
• Oka River
• Belaya River
• Daugava
• Neman River
• Pregolya

See also[link]

• West Siberian Plain, the other major plain of Russia
• Explorers of Siberia

References[link]

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Russian Red
Background information
Born	1985
Origin	Madrid, Spain
Genres	Indie, Folk
Occupations	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Octubre / Sony Music Entertainment
Website	http://www.russianred.es/

Russian Red is the stage name of Lourdes Hernández (Madrid, 1985), a Spanish indie and folk singer-songwriter.^[1]

Known by many as the Spanish Feist,^[2] in reference to the Canadian singer-songwriter who inspires her in many of her attitudes on the microphone, Hernández—who writes and sings all of her compositions in English—states that she sings in that language instinctively because she has always listened to music in English.^[3] Her voice and performing style are also reminiscent of the childlike and simple, poetic approach utilized by California singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom.

History[link]

Russian Red's project began when Hernández met Brian Hunt, a musician with an English father and Spanish mother, with whom she recorded a demo (which included tracks that remain unpublished like "Reason", "The Night of the Paper", and "Sadie") that reached more than 70,000 visits on her MySpace page by 2008.^[4]

The name Russian Red comes from the colour of a lipstick that Hernández herself usually wears. When asked how she chose the name, Hernández stated: "I had a band without a name some time ago. Since then, I was haunted by an obsession: to find the ideal artistic name. One day, I fell in love with this colour that a girl was wearing. I pronounced its name, and now it is my pseudonym."^[5]

Little by little, Hernández has become well known in the Spanish indie arena, performing more than 60 shows during 2007 and taking part in the prestigious Primavera Sound, among other festivals.^[6]

[edit] 2008: I Love Your Glasses

The Spanish producer Fernando Vacas asked Hernández to record an album to be issued by his label Eureka. The album, her first, was called I Love Your Glasses and quickly became a success,^[7] leading El País columnist Alfonso Cardenal to deem Russian Red the "revelation of the year".^[8][9]

[edit] 2011: Fuerteventura

With the release of her first album I Love Your Glasses Russian Red became well-known and popular in Spain. In late 2010, Russian Red signed with Octubre of Sony Music Spain. In May 2011, she released her second album Fuerteventura. At the same time, she toured in Asia including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea. She also published a duet with Elvis Presley of his song "Love Me Tender" in the special Spanish edition of the album Viva Elvis. Fuerteventura was recorded in Glasgow, Scotland with producer Tony Doogan (Belle & Sebastian, David Byrne, Mogwai).

Discography[link]

Albums

• I Love Your Glasses (2008)
• Fuerteventura (2011)

Singles

• "They Don't Believe" (2008)
• "Cigarettes" (2008)
• "Perfect Time" (2008)
• "I Hate You But I Love You" (2011)
• "The Sun, The Trees" (2011)
• "Conquer The World" (2012)
• "Everyday Everynight" (2012)

References[link]

1. ^ malagahoy.es Ha nacido una estrella
2. ^ europapress.es "Cantar en inglés es instintivo", reconoce la intérprete de Russian Red, poco consciente de la notoriedad alcanzada
3. ^ larioja.com «He intentado componer en español, pero no me sale nada»
4. ^ plus.es El álbum de la semana en plus.es
5. ^ lafonoteca.net Biografía de Russian Red en Lafonoteca.net
6. ^ primaverasound.com Ficha de la artista en primaverasound.com
7. ^ lafonoteca.net Biografía de Russian Red en Lafonoteca.net
8. ^ elpais.com Sonorama, el placer de comer en casa Accessed August 2008
9. ^ regiondigital.com Los premios Pop-Eye 2008 se entregarán en septiembre coincidiendo con el V Festival Cáceres Pop Art accessed September 2008

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Russian Red

• Russian Red on Myspace
• Russian Red Official Site