Final answer:
Russia's land expands over 11 time zones.
Step-by-step explanation:
Russia's land expands over 11 time zones.
The territory that makes up the Russian Federation was gradually conquered by the Russian Empire as the country expanded from its political core around Moscow/St. Petersburg during the 16th through the 19th centuries. By the end of the 18th century, Czarina Catherine the Great had expanded Russia to include the area that is now Ukraine, the northern Caucasus Mountains, and Alaska.