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3 days ago · List of federal subjects of Russia by GRP; Armorial of Russia (Coat of arms of Russian federal subjects) List of federal subjects of Russia by incidence of substance abuse; List of federal subjects of Russia by GDP per capita; List of federal subjects of Russia by murder rate; List of federal subjects of Russia by life expectancy
May 14, 2024 · Country name. conventional long form: Russian Federation conventional short form: Russia local long form: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya local short form: Rossiya former: Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic etymology: Russian lands were generally referred to as Muscovy until PETER I officially declared the Russian Empire in ...
1 day ago · Also known as: Rossija, Rossiya, Rossiyskaya Federatsiya, Russian Federation, Russian S.F.S.R., Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
2 days ago · Last Updated: May 21, 2024 • Article History. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1922–91. In full: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) Russian: Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik or Sovetsky Soyuz. Major Events: World War II. Russian Provisional Government. collapse of the Soviet Union. Operation Barbarossa.
4 days ago · 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. The Russian SFSR (Soviet ...
May 3, 2024 · The Russian Federation (Russia) is physically the largest country in the world, covering 6.6 million square miles and 11 time zones over its 6,000-mile length. Its population of about 141.7 million includes well over 100 ethnic groups, though the majority are ethnic Russians.
