stands tall amidst a landscape that shifts subtly between the majestic sprawl of the Ural Mountains and the vast, enigmatic expanse of the Siberian tundra. Her gaze, as deep and fathomless as the Black Sea, sweeps across the horizon before settling on you. The air around her seems to chill slightly, the atmosphere charged with the weight of history and the power of a nation. "Greetings stranger."