The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Europe and Asia. With an area of 17,075,200 km² (6,595,600 mi²), it is the largest country in the world (by land mass), covering almost twice the territory of the next-largest country, Canada. I ...

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Russia - Ancient Rus. This section covers the pre-Russ ancient history of present Russia and its early medieval period, which is historically referred to as Ancient Rus. The vast lands of present Russia were home to disunited tribes who were variously overwhelmed by invading Goths, Huns, and Turkish Avars between the third and sixth centuries AD. The Iranian Scythians populated the southern steppes, and a Turkic people, the Khazars, ruled the western portion of these lands ...

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The Russian Federation is a federal republic with a president, directly elected for a four-year term, who holds considerable executive power. The president, who resides in the Kremlin, nominates the highest state officials, including the prime minister (or premier), who must be approved by the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, and governors, who must be approved by regional legislatures. The president can pass decrees (executive orders) without consent from Parliament and is also head of the armed forces and of the ...

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More than a decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia is now trying to establish a market economy and achieve more consistent economic growth. Russia saw its comparatively developed centrally-planned economy contract severely for five years, as the executive and legislature dithered over the implementation of reforms and Russia's industrial base faced a serious decline. Moreover, an emergency livestock shortage in 1987, which triggered large-scale international aid, severely bruised the ego, as well as the econo ...

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The Russian Federation stretches across much of the north of the supercontinent of Eurasia. Although it contains a large share of the world's Arctic and sub-Arctic areas, and therefore has less population, economic activity, and physical variety per unit area than most countries, the great area south of these still accommodates a great variety of landscapes and climates. Most of Russia is in zones of a continental and Arctic climate. Russia is the coldest country of the world. The mid-annual temperature is −5.5°C (22°F). For comparison, the mid-annual temperature in Iceland ...

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Russia, Russia - History, Russia - Ancient Rus, Russia - Imperial Russia, Russia - Russia as part of Soviet Union, Russia - Post-Soviet Russia, Russia - Politics, Russia - Subdivisions, Russia - Geography and Climate, Russia - Borders, Russia - Spatial extent, Russia - Cities, Russia - Economy, Russia - Demographics, Russia - Culture, Russia - Name, Russia - Miscellaneous topics

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More than a decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia is now trying to establish a market economy and achieve more consistent economic growth. Russia saw its comparatively developed centrally-planned economy contract severely for five years, as the executive and legislature dithered over the implementation of reforms and Russia's industrial base faced a serious decline. Moreover, an emergency livestock shortage in 1987, which triggered large-scale international aid, severely bruised the ego, as well as the economy, of the ...

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Russia, Russia - History, Russia - Ancient Rus, Russia - Imperial Russia, Russia - Russia as part of Soviet Union, Russia - Post-Soviet Russia, Russia - Politics, Russia - Subdivisions, Russia - Geography and Climate, Russia - Borders, Russia - Spatial extent, Russia - Cities, Russia - Economy, Russia - Demographics, Russia - Culture, Russia - Name, Russia - Miscellaneous topics

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The Russian Federation is a federal republic with a president, directly elected for a four-year term, who holds considerable executive power. The president, who resides in the Kremlin, nominates the highest state officials, including the prime minister (or premier), who must be approved by the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, and governors, who must be approved by regional legislatures. The president can pass decrees (executive orders) without consent from Parliament and is also head of the armed forces and of the Russian N ...

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Russia, Russia - History, Russia - Ancient Rus, Russia - Imperial Russia, Russia - Russia as part of Soviet Union, Russia - Post-Soviet Russia, Russia - Politics, Russia - Subdivisions, Russia - Geography and Climate, Russia - Borders, Russia - Spatial extent, Russia - Cities, Russia - Economy, Russia - Demographics, Russia - Culture, Russia - Name, Russia - Miscellaneous topics

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The Russian Federation stretches across much of the north of the supercontinent of Eurasia. Although it contains a large share of the world's Arctic and sub-Arctic areas, and therefore has less population, economic activity, and physical variety per unit area than most countries, the great area south of these still accommodates a great variety of landscapes and climates. Most of Russia is in zones of a continental and Arctic climate. Russia is the coldest country of the world. The mid-annual temperature is −5.5°C (22°F). For comparison, ...

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Despite its comparatively high population, Russia has a low average population density due to its enormous size. Population is densest in the European part of Russia, in the Ural Mountains area, and in the south-western parts of Siberia; the south-eastern part of Siberia that meets the Pacific Ocean, known as the Russian Far East, is sparsely populated, with its southern part being densest. The Russian Federation is home to as many as 160 different ethnic groups and indigenous peoples. As of the 2002 census, 79.8% of the population is ethnic ...

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Russia, Russia - History, Russia - Ancient Rus, Russia - Imperial Russia, Russia - Russia as part of Soviet Union, Russia - Post-Soviet Russia, Russia - Politics, Russia - Subdivisions, Russia - Geography and Climate, Russia - Borders, Russia - Spatial extent, Russia - Cities, Russia - Economy, Russia - Demographics, Russia - Culture, Russia - Name, Russia - Miscellaneous topics

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