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[[Russia (Manifest Destiny)|Russia]], official the [[Russia (Manifest Destiny)|Union of People's Republics]] (Russian: Союз Народных Республик | [[Russia (Manifest Destiny)|Russia]], official the [[Russia (Manifest Destiny)|Union of People's Republics]] (Russian: Союз Народных Республик | ||
''Soyuz Narodnykh Respublik'') is a country in | ''Soyuz Narodnykh Respublik'') is a transcontinental country spanning across Eurasia. It is the second-largest country in the world by area at 22.4 million km2 (8.64 million mi2), after the [[United States (Manifest Destiny)|United States]]; it stretches over 15% of the Earth's surface area, extends across eleven time zones and borders eleven countries. It is the 4rd most populous country in the world and the most populous in Europe, with a population of 185.38 million in 2019. The country's largest city and capital is Moscow with a metropolitan population of 21.272 million, other major cities include Leningrad, Kiev, Petrograd, and Astna. | ||
As a federation of 20 co-equal soviet socialist republics, the Soviet Union is a multi-ethnic and diverse nation, with over 128 registered ethnicities. The East Slavs, consisting of the Russians, Ukrainians and others, make up the majority of the population at 66% of the population, while Turks make up an additional 24%. | |||
Emerging out of the collapsing Russian Empire, the Soviet Union was founded as a socialist state under the control of the Communist Party, behaving as a functionally-one-party state under Nikolai Bukharin. After a period of economic reforms and victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War, the Soviet Union emerged as a world superpower, along with the United States. The period between the Second World War and the late 1980s was characterized by the Cold War, which saw the Soviet Union and its allies in an ideological struggle with the United States and its allies. By the 1970s and 1980s the Soviet economy and political system stagnated under increased levels of bureaucracy and social decline. Mikhail Gorbachev led a series of reforms that saw the liberalization of the country as well as the end of one party rule. While this resulted in the partial collapse of the country, much of it remained intact as a renewed federation under a neosyndicalist Soviet democracy. | Emerging out of the collapsing Russian Empire, the Soviet Union was founded as a socialist state under the control of the Communist Party, behaving as a functionally-one-party state under Nikolai Bukharin. After a period of economic reforms and victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War, the Soviet Union emerged as a world superpower, along with the United States. The period between the Second World War and the late 1980s was characterized by the Cold War, which saw the Soviet Union and its allies in an ideological struggle with the United States and its allies. By the 1970s and 1980s the Soviet economy and political system stagnated under increased levels of bureaucracy and social decline. Mikhail Gorbachev led a series of reforms that saw the liberalization of the country as well as the end of one party rule. While this resulted in the partial collapse of the country, much of it remained intact as a renewed federation under a neosyndicalist Soviet democracy. | ||
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# Chuvashia | # Chuvashia | ||
# Serorussia | # Serorussia | ||
# Zheltorussia | # Zheltorussia | ||
== Economy == | == Economy == | ||
== Education == | |||
Just like the NCAA in the United States, colleges in Russia form part of the National Alliance of Collegiate Education (Национальный альянс университетского образования), or the NACE. Unlike the United States, American-style football is not the stape of NACE sports, rather - European football "soccer" and basketball. | |||
== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
=== Religion === | === Religion === | ||
=== Sports === | === Sports === | ||
[[Category:Manifest Destiny]] | [[Category:Manifest Destiny]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:11, 16 September 2023
Union of People's Republics Союз Народных Республик (Russian) | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Motto: "Novus ordo seclorum" (Turkish) "New order of the ages" | |
| Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner" | |
| Capital | Moscow |
| Largest city | Pertograd |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Recognised regional languages | Ukrainian, Kazakh, |
| Ethnic groups (2020) |
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| Demonym(s) | German |
| Government | Federal semi-presidential constitutional monarchy |
• President | Vladimir Putin |
• Prime Minister | Fuat Oktay |
• Speaker | Ilham Aliyev |
• Assembly Speaker | Mustafa Şentop |
| Legislature | Federal Congress |
| Reichsrat | |
| Reichstag | |
| "Independence [from Great Britain]" | |
| Population | |
• (2022) estimate | 141,986,000 |
• (2022) census | 142,180,115 |
| Calling code | +1 |
| ISO 3166 code | RU |
Russia, official the Union of People's Republics (Russian: Союз Народных Республик Soyuz Narodnykh Respublik) is a transcontinental country spanning across Eurasia. It is the second-largest country in the world by area at 22.4 million km2 (8.64 million mi2), after the United States; it stretches over 15% of the Earth's surface area, extends across eleven time zones and borders eleven countries. It is the 4rd most populous country in the world and the most populous in Europe, with a population of 185.38 million in 2019. The country's largest city and capital is Moscow with a metropolitan population of 21.272 million, other major cities include Leningrad, Kiev, Petrograd, and Astna.
As a federation of 20 co-equal soviet socialist republics, the Soviet Union is a multi-ethnic and diverse nation, with over 128 registered ethnicities. The East Slavs, consisting of the Russians, Ukrainians and others, make up the majority of the population at 66% of the population, while Turks make up an additional 24%.
Emerging out of the collapsing Russian Empire, the Soviet Union was founded as a socialist state under the control of the Communist Party, behaving as a functionally-one-party state under Nikolai Bukharin. After a period of economic reforms and victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War, the Soviet Union emerged as a world superpower, along with the United States. The period between the Second World War and the late 1980s was characterized by the Cold War, which saw the Soviet Union and its allies in an ideological struggle with the United States and its allies. By the 1970s and 1980s the Soviet economy and political system stagnated under increased levels of bureaucracy and social decline. Mikhail Gorbachev led a series of reforms that saw the liberalization of the country as well as the end of one party rule. While this resulted in the partial collapse of the country, much of it remained intact as a renewed federation under a neosyndicalist Soviet democracy.
Russia is described as a superpower; with the world's second-most powerful military, and the second-highest military expenditure. It is ranked very high in the Human Development Index, with a universal healthcare system and a free university education. Russia's economy is the world's second-largest by nominal GDP and the third-largest by PPP.
It is a recognised nuclear-weapon state, possessing the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons. Russia's extensive mineral and energy resources are the world's largest, and it is one of the leading producers of oil and natural gas globally. It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, a member of the G20, the SCO, the Council of Europe, the APEC, the OSCE, the IIB and the WTO, as well as the leading member of the CIS, the CSTO, and the EAEU. Russia also hosts the ninth-greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Etymology
History
Geography
Politics and government
Military
Administrative divisions
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Polissia
- Belorus
- Malorussia
- Novorussia
- Chernarus
- Don
- Kuban
- Terek
- Slovenia
- Crimea
- Kalmykia
- Astrakhan
- Nogaistan
- Kazakhstan
- Volga Germany
- Tatarstan
- Bashirstan
- Mordvia
- Mari El
- Udmurtia
- Chuvashia
- Serorussia
- Zheltorussia
Economy
Education
Just like the NCAA in the United States, colleges in Russia form part of the National Alliance of Collegiate Education (Национальный альянс университетского образования), or the NACE. Unlike the United States, American-style football is not the stape of NACE sports, rather - European football "soccer" and basketball.