span common name Russia national anthem center File Russian Anthem instrumental.ogg center small br Romanization of Russian tr. National Anthem of Russia ... of Russia 27 others co official in various regions ethnic groups Russians 79.8 , Tatars 3.8 ... of Russia President leader name1 Dmitry Medvedev leader title2 Prime Minister of Russia Prime Minister ... Russia UR small leader title3 Chairman of the Federation Council leader name3 Sergey Mironov small Fair Russia FR small leader title4 Chairman of the State Duma leader name4 Boris Gryzlov small United Russia UR small legislature Federal Assembly of Russia Federal Assembly upper house Federation Council ... established event5 Tsardom of Russia established date5 1547 established event6 Russian Empire established ... 2CPPPPC 2CPPPSH&grp 0&a title Russia publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate 2 Jan. 2011 ... code Telephone numbers in Russia 7 About the country Russia IPAc en en us Russia.ogg r lang rus Rossiya r s ij Ru .ogg , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation ref The names Russian Federation and Russia shall be equal . cite web title The Constitution of the Russian ... northwest to southeast, Russia borders of Russia shares borders with Norway , Finland , Estonia , Latvia ... . At convert 17,075,400 km2 mi2 , Russia is the largest country in the world , covering more than a ninth of the Earth s land area. Russia is also the ninth most populous nation with 143 million ... and landforms. Russia has the world s largest reserves of mineral and energy resources ... Federation for UNESCO Panorama of Russia publisher Unesco.ru accessdate 2010 10 29 ref It has the world ... russia 23.htm accessdate 26 Dec. 2007 ref The nation s history began with that of the East ... name britannica cite web url http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 513251 Russia title Russia publisher ... elite and their descendants, the predecessor of modern Russia, Kievan Rus , arose in the 9th century ... more details
distinguish geographical center of Russia geographical Central Russia Central Russia areas in European Russia with different definitions or without definitions Central Russia may refer to Central economic region of Russian Federation Central Federal District of Russian Federation European Russia except North Caucasus whole European Russia See also Central Military District placed in Ural and Siberia , not in Central Russia Federal districts of Russia Subdivisions of Russia Central Russian Upland disambig ... more details
Alexander of Russia may refer to Alexander I of Russia 1777 1825 , also known as Alexander the Blessed Alexander II of Russia 1818 1881 , also known as Alexander the Liberator Alexander III of Russia 1845 1894 , also known as Alexander the Peacekeeper hndis Alexander of Russia sl Aleksander Ruski ... more details
Durrell in Russia can refer to Durrell in Russia TV series Durrell in Russia a TV series hosted by Gerald Durrell and Lee Durrell Durrell in Russia book Durrell in Russia a book written by Gerald Durrell and Lee Durrell, based on the TV series disambig ... more details
Novo is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia rural localities in Russia Novo, Tver Oblast , a village in Tver Oblast, Russia Novo, Vladimir Oblast , a village in Vladimir Oblast , Russia Novo , name of several other rural localities in Russia SIA Russian inhabited localities ... more details
for the name of the country Russia name Name of Russia lang ru , literally Name Russia is the project of the Russia TV channel aimed to elect the most notable personality in Russian history by voting via the Internet, radio and television. The program is similar to British 100 Greatest Britons and other such projects held in different countries. History of the project The Russia TV Channel initially nominated 500 names who played significant role in Russia s history , selected by the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences . ref http top500.nameofrussia.ru vote.html Top 500 ru icon ref On June 12, 2008 the list was shortened to 50 by voting. ref http top50.nameofrussia.ru Top 50 ru icon ref In December 2008 the name of the winner was announced. First was Alexander Nevsky , second was Pyotr Stolypin and third was Joseph Stalin . ref cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk ... en Unnamed Russia . Frustrated by results of the voting, Internet users also created alternative ... Names of Russia for example, or http www.antinameofrussia.ru reversed amateur project ... candidates as initially in Name of Russia project. New rules On August 14, the new voting rules for the project ... Alexander II Russia Alexander II Director of RAS Russian history institute Andrey Nikolayevich Sakharov ... of Russia speaker Sergey Mironov 2 November 2008 Results St. Alexander Nevsky 1220 1263 , the Grand ... 1799 1837 , a writer and poet Peter I of Russia Peter I the Great , 1672 1725 , the First Emperor of Russia ... 1530 1584 , a tsar Catherine II of Russia Catherine II the Great 1729 1796 , an empress Alexander II of Russia Alexander II 1818 1881 , an emperor References reflist External links http www.NameOfRussia.ru Official site of Name of Russia project http www.nameofrussia.ru rating.html?all 1 Running results http nameofrussia.su Names of Russia alternative project http www.nameofrussia.su rating.html Running results http www.unnamedrussia.ru en Unnamed Russia project http www.msnbc.msn.com ... more details
Catherine of Russia can refer to Catherine I of Russia , second wife of Peter the Great Catherine II of Russia Catherine the Great hndis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Japanese in Russia may refer to Japanese people in Russia Japanese language education in Russia See also Japanese prisoners of war in the Soviet Union disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Southern Russia may refer to Southern Federal District of Russian Federation North Caucasus economic region North Caucasian Federal District of Russian Federation North Caucasus See also Federal districts of Russia Subdivisions of Russia Central Russia disambiguation disambig ru ... more details
Oka Russia may refer to The Oka River in European Russia, which flows into the Volga The Oka River Siberia , which flows into the Angara disambig ... more details
double image right Flag of Russia.svg 188 Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation.svg 105 The Flag of Russia The Coat of arms of Russia Image Russian Federation orthographic projection .svg right 188px Image Un russia.png thumb An enlargeable map of the Russian Federation see also Index of Russia related articles The Russian Federation , commonly known as Russia , is the List of countries and outlying ..., 2009 url https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos rs.html title Russia work ... Russia is a list of countries spanning more than one continent transcontinental country extending across ... of environments and landforms. With 142 million people, Russia is the List of countries by population ninth most populated country. Russia has the world s largest mineral and energy resources, has ... liquid water. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Russia TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image Russian federation.png thumb An enlargeable map of Russia International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name Russia Official English country ... and demonymic forms of place names Countries and nations Demonym s Etymology Name of Russia International rankings of Russia ISO country codes RU, RUS, 643 ISO region codes See ISO 3166 2 RU Internet country code top level domain .ru , .su and . Geography of Russia Image Sibirien topo2.png thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Russia main Geography of RussiaRussia is a country Location ... UTC 13 Extreme points of Russia High Mount Elbrus convert 5642 m ft 0 abbr on highest point in Europe ... ref name neighbors Russia recognizes Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, thus bordering in total 16 countries, more than any other country. If only widely recognized states counted, Russia ... km flag Norway 196 km flag North Korea 18 km Coastline 37,653 km ref name Paratethys Russia also borders the Caspian Sea , a remnant of the ancient Paratethys Sea . ref Population of Russia 142,008,838 ... more details
The Russia Journal is an English language English language website from Russia , which is no longer updated. The monthly print magazine version ended in 2005. Its online activity continued until 2007 before it stopped offering new information. The Russia Journal published business news, analysis, commentary and information from Russia. The web site offers an archive of its online version from 1999 2005. ref http www.mondotimes.com 1 world ru 117 3902 9612 Mondo Times , the worldwide media directory, 2001 2009 ref References reflist External links http www.russiajournal.com The Russia Journal News http www.therussiajournal.com The Russia Journal Magazine DEFAULTSORT Russia Journal Category Russian news websites Category Russian magazines trade mag stub Europe business mag stub nl The Russia Journal fi The Russia Journal ... more details
Alexandra of Russia may refer to Three Empress consorts of Russia Alexandra Feodorovna Irina Godunova , wife of Feodor I of Russia Alexandra Feodorovna Charlotte of Prussia , wife of Nicholas I of Russia Alexandra Feodorovna Alix of Hesse 1872 1918 , wife of Nicholas II of Russia Three Grand Duchesses of Russia by birth Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia 1783 1801 , daughter of Paul I of first wife Archduke Joseph of Austria Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia 1825 1844 , daughter of Nicholas I of Russia first wife of Prince Frederick William of Hesse Kassel Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia 1842 1849 , daughter of Alexander II of Russia Three Grand Duchesses of Russia by marriage Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia , Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, 1870 1891 , daughter of George I of Greece wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia as Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia Princess Alexandra of Saxe Altenburg 1830 1911 , daughter of Joseph, Duke of Saxe Altenburg wife of Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich of Russia as Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg 1838 1900 , daughter of Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg wife of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaievich of Russia as Grand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Russia See also Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia disambiguation hndis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Red Russia may refer to pars pro toto for the Soviet Union with Russia in place of Soviet Union it can also refer specifically to the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Bolshevist Russia a territory in eastern Europe, also known as Red Ruthenia disambig ... more details
Other uses Krasnoselsk disambiguation Krasnoselsk Krasnoselsk lang ru is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia rural localities in Russia Krasnoselsk, Altai Republic , a village Russia selo in Choysky District of the Altai Republic Krasnoselsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast , a settlement in Novospassky District of Ulyanovsk Oblast SIA Russian inhabited localities ... more details
about the term the political party Great Russia political party other meanings of RussiaRussia disambiguation Great Russia lang ru , Velikorossiya is an obsolete name formerly applied to the territories of Russia proper , the land that formed the core of Muscovy and, later, Russia . The name is said to have come from the Greek language Greek Meg l Rh ss a ref Cite book last Vasmer first Max authorlink coauthors title Etymological dictionary of the Russian language publisher Progress date 1986 location Moscow page 289 url http etymolog.ruslang.ru vasmer.php?id 289&vol 1 doi id isbn ref used by Byzantine Empire Byzantines for the northern part of the lands of Rus region Rus nowiki nowiki . Later, Russian Tsars adopted the word their official title included the wording literal translation The Sovereign of all Rus region Rus the Great, Little Russia the Little , and White Russia the White . Similarly, the terms Great Russian language , Velikorusskiy yazyk and Great Russians , Velikorossy , have fallen out of use. Image Europ isches russland.jpg thumb 300px This original German map titled Europ isches Russland European Russia published in 1895 1990 by Meyers Konversationslexikon shows Gross Russland literally Great Russia as the historical region of the Russian Empire. The territory of the Great Russia was practically the same as of the Tsardom of Russia in 16th century before the conquering of Khanate of Kazan Kazan and Khanate of Astrakhan Asrakhan Khanate s and Siberia. Related topics Rus name From Rus to Russia Etymology of Rus and derivatives From Rus to Rossiya Little Russia White Russia Greater Poland References reflist Category Placename etymologies Rus Category History of Russiarussia stub word stub nl Groot Rusland pt Grande R ssia ro Rusia Mare ru uk ... more details
Invasion of Russia can refer to Mongol invasion of Rus , a series of invasions in 1223 and 1236 Charles XII invasion of Russia , a Swedish invasion in 1707 French invasion of Russia , an invasion in 1812 Operation Barbarossa , a German invasion in 1941 See also Polish invasion of Russia disambiguation Disambig ja pl Inwazja na Rosj ... more details
Cleanup date August 2009 ATV Author Television the oldest Russia n private TV company. It was founded in the USSR in 1988 by Anatoly Malkin & Kira Proshutinskaya. It was very popular in Russia in the 1990s Citation needed date August 2009 . DEFAULTSORT Atv Russia Category Russian television networks europe tv station stub russia tv stub ru ... more details
Otheruses Kosa disambiguation Kosa lang ru is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia rural localities in Russia Kosa, Kirov Oblast , a village Russia selo in Zuyevsky District of Kirov Oblast Kosa, Kosinsky District, Perm Krai , a selo in Kosinsky District of Komi Permyak Okrug of Perm Krai Kosa, Ochyorsky District, Perm Krai , a village Russia village in Ochyorsky District of Perm Krai Kosa, Rostov Oblast , a khutor in Azovsky District of Rostov Oblast SIA Russian inhabited localities ... more details
refimprove date October 2010 Wild Russia is a series of documentaries about Russia made by National Geographic in 2009 ref http www.imdb.com title tt1489868 Entry at IMDB ref Series The series consist of 6 chapters ref http natgeotv.com uk wild russia Wild Russia TV Show in National Geographic TV ref Kamchatka Primorsky Krai Primorye Urals Caucasus Siberia Arctic References reflist Category National Geographic Channel programs Category Documentary television series tv prog stub ... more details
Wiktionary Russia TOCright Russia , Rossiya , a country in northern Eurasia officially known as the Russian Federation, is the modern successor state of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Soviet Union. Russia , due to lack of disambiguation in English language, may also refer to following, while not necessarily being one and the same States Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , largest of the fifteen Soviet republics of the Soviet Union, which became the Russian ... Revolution of 1917 Tsardom of Russia , which existed from 1547 to 1721 Grand Duchy of Moscow ... , which existed from approximately 880 until the Mongol invasion of 1240 Historical regions Great Russia , now the European Russia European part of the Russian Federation Little Russia , now Central Ukraine Novorossiya New Russia , now South Ukraine and Moldavia White Russia White Ruthenia , roughly ... Russia , an area around Navahrudak, in the western part of contemporary Belarus Red Ruthenia Latin Russia ... Places in the USA Russia, Ohio , a village in Shelby County Russia, New York , a town in Herkimer County Russia Township, Polk County, Minnesota Russiaville, Indiana , a town in Howard County Other uses Russia horse , an Australian racehorse Russia 1 previously RTR or Channel 2 , Russian TV channel Russia 2 previously Sport TV , Russian TV channel Russia national football team Russia Tower , an unfinished skyscraper in Moscow, cancelled in 2009 Russia magazine , a quarterly English language publication about Russia 232 Russia , a large main belt asteroid Team Russia , the 2008 2009 Volvo Ocean ... Petersburg Rossiya Bank Russia Bank , a Russian joint stock bank based in St. Petersburg Rossiya Hotel, Moscow Russia Hotel , demolished 2006 2007 Rossiya , a Russian nuclear powered Arktika class icebreaker Games Russias Army online MMORPG See also New Russia disambiguation Russian disambiguation Rus ... it Russia disambigua ru fi Rossija sv Russia ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 Year in Russia 2005 Events from the year 2005 in Russia . Incumbents President of the Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov Events Expand section date March 2011 25 May 2005 Moscow power blackouts Notable deaths Expand section date March 2011 External links Commons category 2005 in Russia Russian Federation year nav Asia topic 2005 in DEFAULTSORT 2005 In Russia Category 2005 in Russia ru 2005 ... more details
Other uses Petropavlovka disambiguation Petropavlovka Petropavlovka lang ru is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia rural localities in Russia . Republic of Buryatia As of 2010, three rural localities in the Republic of Buryatia bear this name Petropavlovka, Bichursky District, Republic of Buryatia , a village Russia selo in Bichursky District Petropavlovka, Dzhidinsky District, Republic of Buryatia , a selo in Dzhidinsky District Petropavlovka, Zaigrayevsky District, Republic of Buryatia , a selo in Zaigrayevsky District Smolensk Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Smolensk Oblast bears this name Petropavlovka, Smolensk Oblast , a village Russia village in Glinkovsky District Other Other rural localities in Russia bear this name. SIA Russian inhabited localities ... more details
Additional parameters for this template are available at Template Infobox Planet . Infobox planet discovery yes physical characteristics yes bgcolour FFFFC0 name 232 Russia discoverer Johann Palisa discovered January 31, 1883 alt names A921 UA, 1929 QA, br 1954 SV, 1970 SN sub 1 sub named after Russia mp category Asteroid belt Main belt epoch 30 January 2005 Julian day JD 2453400.5 semimajor 381.508 Giga G m 2.55 Astronomical unit AU perihelion 313.705 Gm 2.097 AU aphelion 449.31 Gm 3.003 AU eccentricity 0.178 period 1487.501 day d 4.07 Julian year astronomy a inclination 6.071 degree angle asc node 152.545 arg peri 51.287 mean anomaly 278.983 avg speed 18.65 km second s dimensions 53.0 km mass unknown density unknown surface grav unknown escape velocity unknown rotation unknown spectral type C type asteroid C abs magnitude 10.25 albedo unknown single temperature unknown 232 Russia is a large Asteroid belt Main belt asteroid . It is classified as a C type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on January 31, 1883 in Vienna and was named after the country of Russia . References ftp ftp.lowell.edu pub elgb astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database http cfa www.harvard.edu iau lists NumberedMPs.html Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances Minor planets navigator 231 Vindobona 233 Asterope Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Russia Category Main Belt asteroids Category C type asteroids Category Asteroids named for places Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1883 Category Discoveries by Johann Palisa C beltasteroid stub ast 232 Russia de 232 Russia el 232 es 232 Rusia eo 232 Rusio eu 232 Rusia fa fr 232 Russia it 232 Russia la 232 Russia lb Russia Asteroid hu 232 Russia ja no 232 Russia nn 232 Russia pl 232 Russia pt 232 Russia ru 232 sk 232 Russia sl 232 Rusija sr 232 tl 232 Russia th 232 uk 232 vi 232 Russia zh ... more details
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