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21 hours ago · On 24 December 1991, the Russian SFSR – now renamed the Russian Federation – with the concurrence of the other republics of the Commonwealth of Independent States, informed the United Nations that it would inherit the Soviet Union's membership in the UN – including the Soviet Union's permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
- 19-22 August 1991(4 days); 32 years ago
- Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
21 hours ago · Separatism became powerful after the election of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili in 2004, and a referendum in 2006 was in favour of declaring independence. The 2008 war between Georgian forces and the separatist and Russian forces led to Russia's recognition of South Ossetia's independence.
21 hours ago · As Russian Empire: Unofficial Russia 5–4 Bohemia (Saint Petersburg, Russia; 16 October 1910) Official Finland 2–1 Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 30 June 1912) As Soviet Union: Soviet Union 3–0 Turkey (Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union; 16 November 1924) As Russian Federation: Russia 2–0 Mexico (Moscow, Russia; 16 August 1992) Biggest win
21 hours ago · 1917–1939. There were three distinct phases in Soviet foreign policy between the conclusion of the Russian Civil War and the Nazi-Soviet Pact in 1939, determined in part by political struggles within the USSR, and in part by dynamic developments in international relations and the effect these had on Soviet security.
21 hours ago · In the period between 1990 and 1995, the Russian language was granted an official special status according to Estonian language laws. In 1995 it lost its official status. In 1998, most first- and second-generation industrial immigrants from the former Soviet Union (mainly the Russian SFSR) did not speak Estonian.
21 hours ago · Its origins can be traced back to the selection of a group of 120 SS men in 1933 by Sepp Dietrich to form the Sonderkommando Berlin, which became the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH). In 1934, the SS developed its own military branch, the SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT), which together with the LSSAH, evolved into the Waffen-SS.
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21 hours ago · A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona of a sovereign state. [1] The specific naming of the head of state depends on the country's form of government and separation of powers; the head of state may be a ceremonial figurehead or concurrently the head of government and more. In a parliamentary system, such as India or the ...
