Английский язык. - 34 стр.

      In the XVIII century the territory of Altai was «the Silver Treasury of
Russia». It had been the personal property of the Cabinet and Russian tzars.
      You can’t but admire the nature of the territory we live in. One of the
greatest rivers of the world– the Ob formed by the junction of the two rivers
the Katun and the Beya flows through the Altai Territory.
      There are 3 thousand lakes in our Altai. The largest one is
Kulundinskoye Lake (728 sq.km.). Two types of landscape prevail in the
region: mountainous in the East and steppen in the West. Considerable
areas are covered with virgin taiga forests. True hunters and fishermen
highly appreciate the wealth of the taiga and the lakes. "The Belokurikha"
health resort with its famous radon baths is situated in a picturesque corner
of the Altai foothills. Visitors of Yarovoye Lake use its curing mud. Herbs
are prepared in Altai in large quantities. A great number of tourist paths
lead to the mountainous Altai.
      During the Soviet period such important industries as agricultural
machine building, petrochemestry, textile industry and others have been
founded in the Altai and they are constantly developing. Today Altai
produces engines, tractors, power-station boilers, tractor ploughs, freight
railway cars, tyres, electric pumps, radio-apparatuses, cotton and synthetic
fibres. The production of consumer goods has been organized here lately:
washing machines, TV-sets, chemical goods, furniture, sports goods and
tourist equipment.
      The largest plants are joint-stock companies «Altai Tractor»,
«Barnaultransmash»,         «Sibenergomash»,        «Altaiselmash-Holding»,
«Altaivagon», «Chemical Fibre plant» etc.
      They call Altai «the Breadwinner» and the people are right. Altai is a
major agricultural producer in Russia. It produces millions of tons of grain,
meat, milk, vegetables and potatoes. Altai has become the foremost
producer of sugar beet, oil-giving sunflowers and soy. A number of other
crops are grown here: buckwheat, pears, oats and flax. It also produces
berries and fruits.
      Altai ranks first in Russia in the output of cheese and second in the
output of butter. Breeding animals for furs is highly developed in Altai.
Principle brunches of agriculture are crop production, livestock farming,
fodder production, maral breeding and bee keeping. Livestock farming
specializes in meat, milk, wool and eggs. Food processing industry is the
second in the industrial structure of the region. There are dairy, meat
processing, confectionery, baking, liquor, wine-making, sugar and cheese
making enterprises in the Altai Region.



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