- Ivan, is Russia a big country?
- Yes, it is. It's much bigger than the UK. When it's winter in the North it's spring in the South.
- Does it snow much in winter?
- You see, Tom, in some parts of Russia winter goes but without any snow falling at all.
- Is it very cold in winter?
- In some parts of Russia it gets very cold in winter and not very hot in summer. In other parts there is almost no winter, but it's very hot in summer.
- It's very rainy in the UK. What about Russia?
- There are almost no rains in some parts of Russia, but there are other parts where it rains very heavily and there can be floods.
- Weather is a main topic for discussing in the UK. What about Russia?
- People in Russia don't talk about the weather so much.