Knowra Russia Russia Russia, officially the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning eastern Europe and northern Asia. It is the world’s largest country by land area.
Russian Federation : The constitutional state established in 1993 that governs Russia as a federation of republics and other federal subjects. This is Russia’s official state name and constitutional framework.
Kievan Rus' : A medieval polity centered on Kyiv that flourished from the ninth to the thirteenth centuries among East Slavic peoples. Russian historical narratives trace part of their political and cultural ancestry to this polity.
Russian Armed Forces : The military forces maintained by the Russian Federation, comprising ground, aerospace, and naval branches. Military power is a central instrument of Russia’s security policy and international influence.
Democracy : A system of government in which political authority is grounded in the participation and consent of the people. Russia’s concentration of executive power is often assessed against democratic standards and institutions.
Federal subjects of Russia : The constituent territories of Russia, including republics, oblasts, krais, federal cities, an autonomous oblast, and autonomous okrugs. These territories divide authority across Russia’s immense land area.
Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' : The thirteenth-century conquest of Rus' lands by Mongol armies, followed by long-term Mongol political dominance. Mongol rule influenced the development of northeastern Rus' principalities that later formed Russia.
Russian nuclear arsenal : The nuclear weapons and delivery systems maintained by Russia as one of the world’s nuclear-armed states. Its arsenal gives Russia a central role in strategic deterrence and arms-control negotiations.
Authoritarianism : A form of government that concentrates political power and limits meaningful political competition and civil liberties. This framework is commonly used to analyze Russia’s political institutions and constraints on opposition.
Moscow : The capital and largest city of Russia, located in its western part. Moscow is the federal government’s seat and the country’s largest urban center.
Grand Duchy of Moscow : A medieval and early modern state centered on Moscow that expanded into the Russian Tsardom. Moscow’s rulers unified surrounding principalities and established the core of the Russian state.
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