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Line 28: − The '''Russian Federation''' (Russian: Российская Федерация, ''Rossiyskaya Federatsiya''), commonly referred to as "Russia", is the largest of the [[earth]]'s countries (17,075,200 square kilometers) and has the sixth largest population. Russia is a [[federal government|federation]], consisting of a number of constituent entities. Nonetheless, the centralized [[government]] is relatively strong, the result of former President (now Prime Minister) [[Vladimir Putin]], who has nationalized the nation's [[energy]] companies and has been accused of bringing autocratic, anti-democratic tendencies to office. The capital of Russia is [[Moscow]].+ + +
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'''Russia''' (formally the '''Russian Federation''' (Russian: Российская Федерация, ''Rossiyskaya Federatsiya''), is the largest country by area (17,075,200 square kilometers) and has the sixth largest population. Its history stretches back over a thousand years, with rule by the Czars until 1917, and by the Communists, 1918-1991 under the name of the [[Soviet Union]]. Russia had an extensive empire built up over hundreds of years, all of which fell away in 1991. The capital is [[Moscow]].
Russia is theoretically a federation of constituent governments. In reality it has a highly the centralized, thanks to former President (now Prime Minister) [[Vladimir Putin]]. Putin has nationalized the nation's oil and gas companies, seized foreign investments, imprisoned top businessmen, and brought an autocratic, anti-democratic style that resembles--in milder form--the czars and Soviets. Thanks to oil revenue, it has the money to pursue an aggressive foreign policy, which is mildly hostile to the United States and to [[NATO]].
==Geography==
==Geography==
*Area: 17 million sq. km. (6.5 million sq. mi.); about 1.8 times the size of the United States.
*Area: 17 million sq. km. (6.5 million sq. mi.); about 1.8 times the size of the United States.