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Bookmark or Share- Putin Talks With German Chancellor, Breaking Ice With the WestNov. 15, 2024 Updated 10:01 p.m. ET. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia spoke by phone for an hour on Friday, the first discussion between Mr. Putin and a ...
- May 16, 2024 - Russia’s war in Ukraine - CNNRussia is pushing into northeastern Ukraine after a surprise assault there last week. More than 7,500 people have been evacuated from the Kharkiv region. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky...
- Russia - WikipediaRussia, [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.
- Russia Factsheet - The World FactbookRussia Factsheet - The World Factbook. Country Factsheet. PDF. Introduction. Background. Under PETER I (1682-1725), the Principality of Muscovy expanded and became the Russian Empire. The Romanov dynasty was overthrown in 1917, ushering in communism and the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
- Russia - The World FactbookDevastating defeats and food shortages in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow of the ROMANOV Dynasty in 1917. The communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
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