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2 days ago · Russia, or the Russian Federation, 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. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.
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Obesity is a prevalent health issue in Russia; 61.1% of...
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3 days ago · v. t. e. The modern history of Russia began with the Russian Republic of the Soviet Union gaining more political and economical autonomy amidst the imminent dissolution of the USSR during 1988–1991, proclaiming its sovereignty inside the Union in June 1990, and electing its first President Boris Yeltsin a year later.
1 day ago · Vladimir Putin (born October 7, 1952, Leningrad, Russia, U.S.S.R. [now St. Petersburg, Russia]) is a Russian intelligence officer and politician who has served as president (1999–2008 and 2012– ) of Russia and as the country’s prime minister (1999 and 2008–12). One of the 21st century’s most influential leaders, Putin has shaped his ...
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- Who is Vladimir Putin?Vladimir Putin is a former Russian intelligence officer and a politician who has served as president of Russia from 1999 to 2008 and from 2012 to t...
- Was Vladimir Putin in the KGB?Vladimir Putin served for 15 years as a foreign intelligence officer in the KGB, the foreign intelligence and domestic security agency of the Sovie...
- Why is Vladimir Putin still in power?When Vladimir Putin was named president in 1999, Russia’s constitution limited the president to two consecutive terms. That’s why, after his second...
- How has Vladimir Putin changed Russia?In the two decades of Vladimir Putin’s reign, he has consolidated his rule and projected to the Russian people an image of Russia as a global power...
- What’s the background to Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine in 2022?In the decades following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine moved toward closer integration with Europe. When pro-Russian Ukrainian...
Apr 9, 2024 · Number of operational nuclear reactors: 37 (2023) Number of nuclear reactors under construction: 3. Net capacity of operational nuclear reactors: 27.73GW (2021) Percent of total electricity production: 20.7% (2021) Percent of total energy produced: 3.6% (2021) Number of nuclear reactors permanently shut down: 4.
2 days ago · Moscow, city, capital of Russia since the late 13th century. It is not only the political center of Russia but also the country’s most populous city and its industrial, cultural, scientific, and educational capital.
Apr 3, 2024 · Together with Ukrainian and Belarusian, the Russian language makes up the eastern branch of the Slavic family of languages. Russian is the primary language of the overwhelming majority of people in Russia and is also used as a second language in other former republics of the Soviet Union.
