Russians - Wikipedia
WEBThe Russians (Russian: русские, romanized: russkiye) are an East Slavic ethnic group indigenous to Eastern Europe, who share a common Russian ancestry, culture, and history. Russian , the most spoken Slavic language , is the shared mother tongue of the Russians; Orthodox Christianity has been their majority religion since the formation ...
Russia - World Factbook Glyph
WEB2 days ago · What do you know about Russia? Learn more about its geography, history, economy, politics, culture, and more from the authoritative source of The World Factbook by CIA. Compare Russia with other countries and regions in the world and discover its unique features and challenges.
Russia - Wikipedia
WEBRussia, [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 | History, Flag, Population, Map, President, & Facts
WEB2 days ago · Russia, country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. Once the preeminent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.; commonly known as the Soviet Union ), Russia became an independent country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Russia.
Advancing Russian Troops Threaten to Reverse Some of Ukraine’s …
WEB1 day ago · Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine. May 23, 2024. Russian troops in recent weeks have been taking ground from Ukraine all across the front line. In some cases, they are seizing land that Ukrainians had ...
‘Things Will Only Get Worse.’ Putin’s War Sends Russians Into Exile.
WEBMar 13, 2022 · Tens of thousands of Russians have fled to Istanbul since Russia invaded Ukraine last month, outraged about what they see as a criminal war, worried about conscription or the possibility of a...
Ukraine war: Why so many Russians turn a blind eye to the …
WEBPolls suggest the majority of Russians, if not supporting the war, certainly do not oppose it. This has prompted angry debates among Russians abroad. Many who study and report on Russia, me...
Russian | people | Britannica
WEBRussians, many of whom migrated to the Belorussian S.S.R. in the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s, form the second largest ethnic group, accounting for roughly one-tenth of the population. Most of the remainder are Poles and Ukrainians, with much smaller numbers of Jews, Latvians, Lithuanians, and…
Russians - Wikiwand
WEBThe Russians are an East Slavic ethnic group indigenous to Eastern Europe, who share a common Russian ancestry, culture, and history. Russian, the most spoken Slavic language, is the shared mother tongue of the Russians; Orthodox Christianity has been their majority religion since the formation of a Russian identity in the Middle Ages.
History of Russia - Wikipedia
WEBLocation of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union in 1956–1991. The history of Russia begins with the histories of the East Slavs. [1] [2] The traditional start date of specifically Russian history is the establishment of the Rus' state …
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