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2 days ago · Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c] is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. [d] It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.
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2 days ago · Moscow. Population: (2024 est.) 145,165,000. Currency Exchange Rate: 1 USD equals 91.956 Russian ruble. Head Of State: President: Vladimir Putin. Recent News. May 22, 2024, 12:18 PM ET (AP) China sanctions US defense-related companies and executives over Russia, Taiwan. May 22, 2024, 8:15 AM ET (AP)
19 hours ago · In full: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) Russian: Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik or Sovetsky Soyuz. (Show more) Major Events: World War II. Russian Provisional Government. collapse of the Soviet Union. Operation Barbarossa. Russo-Polish War. (Show more) Key People: Vladimir Lenin. Joseph Stalin.
3 days ago · Russia. Central Asia. Page last updated: May 22, 2024. Photos of Russia. view 37 photos. Introduction. Background. Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy emerged from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and gradually conquered and absorbed surrounding principalities.
19 hours ago · Vladimir Putin. president of Russia. Also known as: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Written by. Michael Ray is an assistant managing editor who has worked at Britannica since 2003. In addition to leading the Geography and History team, he oversees coverage of European history and military affairs.... Michael Ray. Fact-checked by.
1 day ago · The Russian Empire, also known as Imperial Russia or simply Russia, [e] [f] was a vast realm that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.
