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    The modern history of Russia began with the Russian SFSR, a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, gaining more political and economical autonomy amidst...
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    The history of Russia begins with the histories of the East Slavs. The traditional start date of specifically Russian history is the establishment of...
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    The military history of the Russian Federation began with the establishment of the Russian Armed Forces following the dissolution of the Soviet Union....
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  • After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the end of its centrally-planned economy, the Russian Federation succeeded it under president Boris...
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    The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. They are organized into three...
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    The Constitution of the Russian Federation (Russian: Конституция Российской Федерации, romanized: Konstitucija Rossijskoj Federacii) was adopted by national...
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    the Russian Federation in 1993. Each of the 89 federal subjects of Russia (including two annexed in 2014 and four more in 2022, – consisting of 24 republics...
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    The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation (Russian: субъекты Российской Федерации, romanized: subyekty...
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    The office of the president of Russia is the highest authority in the Russian Federation. The holder is the federation's head of state and has formal presidency...
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    The President of the Russian Federation (Russian: Президент Российской Федерации, romanized: Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the executive head of...
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    the Russian Ministry of Defense may carry green or black service uniforms. See State civilian and municipal service ranks of the Russian Federation for...
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    The Police of Russia (Russian: Полиция России, romanized: Politsiya Rossii) is the national law enforcement agency of Russia, operating under the Ministry...
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    Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across...
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    help. The "State Anthem of the Russian Federation" is the national anthem of Russia. It uses the same melody as the "State Anthem of the Union of Soviet...
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    The history of the Jews in Russia and areas historically connected with it goes back at least 1,500 years. Jews in Russia have historically constituted...
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    1960. The post-Cold War military history of the Russian Federation began in 1991. The military history of Russia includes: the military history of Kievan...
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    executive body of state power of the Russian Federation. The members of the government are the prime minister, the deputy prime ministers, and the federal ministers...
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    called Hero of Russia (Russian: Герой России, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲiɪ]), is the highest honorary title of the Russian Federation. The title has a Gold Star...
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  • of Russian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Russia and its predecessor states. To read about the background...
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    minority in the Russian Federation, which has the largest Muslim population in Europe excluding Turkey. According to the US Department of State in 2017...
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    The State Award System of the Russian Federation has varied and distinct origins. The first being pre-1917 orders of the Russian Empire re-established...
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    The republics are one type of federal subject of the Russian Federation. 21 republics are internationally recognized as part of Russia; another is under...
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    The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство обороны Российской Федерации; MOD) is the governing body of the Russian Armed...
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    The chairman of the government of the Russian Federation, also informally known as the prime minister, is the head of government of Russia and the second...
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    The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formerly the Main Intelligence Directorate, and still commonly...
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    The foreign relations of the Russian Federation is the policy arm of the government of Russia which guides its interactions with other nations, their...
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    Command of the Armed Forces of South Russia and later South Russian Government). In October 1921, the Bolshevik Russian SFSR gained control of the peninsula...
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    The national flag of the Russian Federation (Russian: Государственный флаг Российской Федерации, Gosudarstvenny flag Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is a tricolour...
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    units $3.3b. Foreign trade of RussiaRussian export and import In 2017, Russian Federation's commercial services' shares of total exports and imports...
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    The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia. It was established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 1993. The Duma...
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