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Russia spans nine time zones and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms
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On 27 March the United Nations General Assembly voted in favor of a non-binding resolution opposing the Russian annexation of Crimea.[102]
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s a result of great emphasis on science and technology in education, Russian medical, mathematical, scientific, and aerospace research is generally of a high order
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The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was also alternatively called the "Russian Federation"
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At 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. Russia is also the world's ninth most populous nation with 143 million people as of 2012.
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The nation's history began with that of the East Slavs, who emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD
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The Soviet era saw some of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century, including the world's first human spaceflight.
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Russian Federation
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is a country in northern Eurasia.
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It is a federal semi-presidential republic
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maritime borders with Japan
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world's ninth most populous nation with 143 million people as of 2012
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the largest producer of oil and natural gas globally
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Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources
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$2.383 trillion
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sporadic violence still occurs throughout the Northern Caucasus.
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High oil prices and initially weak currency followed by increasing domestic demand, consumption and investments has helped the economy grow for nine straight years, improving the standard of living and increasing Russia's influence on the world stage.
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While many reforms made during the Putin presidency have been generally criticized by Western nations as un-democratic,[84] Putin's leadership over the return of order, stability, and progress has won him widespread popularity in Russia
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Putin returned to the presidency following the 2012 presidential elections, and Medvedev was appointed Prime Minister
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Russian Federation
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largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area.
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ninth most populous nation with 143 million people as of 2012.
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world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources[9] and is the largest producer of oil and natural gas globally.
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world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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3rd and 8th centuries AD.
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988 it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire
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By the 18th century, the nation had greatly expanded through conquest, annexation, and exploration to become the Russian Empire, which was the third largest empire in history, stretching from Poland in Europe to Alaska in North America.
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Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic became the largest and leading constituent of the Soviet Union, the world's first constitutionally socialist state and a recognized superpower,[18] which played a decisive role in the Allied victory in World War II.[19][20] The Soviet era saw some of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century, including the world's first human spaceflight. The Russian Federation was founded following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, but is recognized as the continuing legal personality of the Soviet state.[21]
The Russian economy is the world's ninth largest by nominal GDP and sixth largest by purchasing power parity, with the 3rd largest nominal military budget. Russia is one of the world's fastest growing major economies. It is one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction.[22] Russia is a great power and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, a member of the G8, G20, the Council of Europe, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Eurasian Eco
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The name Russia is derived from Rus
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by the East Slavs
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(russkaya zemlya)
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could be translated as "Russian Land" or "Land of Rus'".
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his article is about the current country. For other uses, see Russia (disambiguation)."Russian Federation" redirects here. Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was also officially called the "Russian Federation" in 1991-1993 and unofficially in the early years of its existence.
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officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation
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Russia
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is a country in northern Eurasia.
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comprising 83 federal subjects.
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Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area.
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It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning nine time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms.
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Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources[10] and is the number twonatural gas producer
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as well as number two oil producer globally.
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Russia has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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It is one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction.[23] Russia is a great power and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, a member of the G8, G20, the Council of Europe, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Eurasian Economic Community, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and is the leading member of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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Following Lenin's death in 1924, Joseph Stalin, an elected General Secretary of the Communist Party, managed to put down all opposition groups within the party and consolidate much power in his hands. Leon Trotsky, the main proponent of the world revolution, was exiled from the Soviet Union in 1929, and Stalin's idea of socialism in one country became the primary line.
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Russian Federation[
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Russia
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The nation's history began with that of the East Slavs, who emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD.[11] Founded and ruled by a Varangian warrior elite and their descendants, the first East Slavic state, Kievan Rus', arose in the 9th century and adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire in 988,[12] beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium.[12] Kievan Rus' ultimately disintegrated into a number of smaller states; most of the Rus' lands ultimately were overrun by the Mongol invasion and became tributaries of the nomadic Golden Horde.[13] The Grand Duchy of Moscow gradually reunified the surrounding Russian principalities, achieved independence from the Golden Horde, and came to dominate the cultural and political legacy of Kievan Rus'. By the 18th century, the nation had greatly expanded through conquest, annexation, and exploration to become the Russian Empire, which was the third largest empire in history, stretching from Poland in Europe to Alaska in North America.[14][15]
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The country's original name was Русь (Rus'), a medieval state populated mostly by the East Slavs. However, this proper name became more prominent in the later history, and the country typically was called by its inhabitants "Русская Земля" (russkaya zemlya) which could be translated as "Russian Land" or "Land of Rus'". In order to distinguish this state from other states derived from it, it is denoted as Kievan Rus' by modern historiography.
An old Latin version of the name Rus' was Ruthenia, mostly applied to the western and southern regions of Rus' that were adjacent to Catholic Europe. The current name of the country, Россия (Rossiya), comes from the Greek version of Rus', spelled Ρωσία [rosˈia], which was the denomination of Kievan Rus in the Byzantine Empire.
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officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation[
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17,075,400 km2 (10,610,162 sq. miles), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than a ninth of the Earth's land area.
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he ninth most populous nation with 142 million people
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t extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning 9 time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms
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Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources.[8] It has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.[9]
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By the 18th century, the nation had greatly expanded through conquest, annexation, and exploration to become the Russian Empire, which was the third largest empire in history, stretching from Poland in Europe to Alaska in North America.
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At 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is by far the largest country in the world, covering more than a ninth of the Earth's land area.
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nd incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources,[9] and is considered an energy superpower.[10][11][12] It has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world'
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as the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.[13]
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s considered an energy superpowe
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Moscow gradually reunified the surrounding Russian principalities and came to dominate the cultural and political legacy of Kievan Rus'.
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decline.[76] On 31 December 1999 Boris Yeltsin resigned from the presidency, handing the post to the recently appointed prime minister, Vladimir Putin, who then won the 2000 election. Putin won popularity for suppressing the Chechen insurgency, although sporadic violence still occurs throughout the North Caucasus. High oil prices and initially weak currency followed by increasing domestic demand, consumption and investments has helped the economy grow for nine straight years
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and tales of corruption and even treason in high places
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142 million people
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Russia is by far the > > l argest country in the worl >d > , covering almost twice the total area of the next-largest country >, > C anad >a >,
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has significant mineral and energy resources
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has the world's ninth-largest population
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The largest state enterprises (petroleum, metallurgy, and the like) were controversially privatized at the behest of Russia's elected leaders for the small sum of $US 600 million, far less than they were worth, while the majority of the population plunged into poverty.
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Russia became the Russian Federation following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991
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Corruption has run rampant,[19] and the Yeltsin government has been accused of conspiring with insiders to loot countless billions in cash and assets from the State
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After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the newly-independent Russian Federation emerged as a great power[3] and is also considered to be an energy superpower
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Russia is considered the Soviet Union's successor state in diplomatic matters and is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. It is also one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the world's largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. Russia is the leading nation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, a member of the G8 as well as other international organisations.
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His initiatives also provoked strong resentment amongst conservative elements of the government, and in August of 1991 an unsuccessful military coup that attempted to remove Gorbachev from power instead led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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After the disintegration of the USSR, the Russian economy went through a crisis
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Boris Yeltsin came to power and declared the end of exclusive Communist rule. The USSR splintered into fifteen independent republics, and was officially dissolved in December of 1991.
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Eric SizemoreThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Russia is $1.576 trillion trillion (2005 est.)
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