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The answer is no, Russia can no longer be seen as a communist country. The communist Soviet Union ended on December 26, 1991. Communist ideologies have, however not totally come to an end in the new, capitalist Russia.
While communist and leftist movements still exist in Russia, they no longer determine state policy. Communism as a state ideology is dead in Russia. This is official. “No...
To understand the friction between Russia and Ukraine, it's important to go back to 1991. Exactly 30 years ago this weekend, the Soviet Union formally dissolved and broke up into 15 separate...
According to the Constitution of Russia, the President of Russia is head of state, and of a multi-party system with executive power exercised by the government, headed by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President with the parliament's approval.
As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, it was a flagship communist state. Its capital as well its largest city was Moscow. Other highly urbanized centers were Leningrad, Kiev, Tashkent and Baku.
Prime Minister: Mikhail Mishustin. Capital: 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 19, 2024, 11:05 AM ET (AP) Russian court freezes assets of two German banks in gas project dispute. May 19, 2024, 10:57 AM ET (AP)
Coordinates: 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.
