Russia - Revision history

Elpez at 19:12, 2 January 2011

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Elpez at 19:11, 2 January 2011

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Elpez at 20:03, 27 September 2010

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Elpez at 19:34, 27 September 2010

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Elpez: added history, geography, and demographics section

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added history, geography, and demographics section

Popperipopp at 23:18, 12 August 2007

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Hopiakuta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/grammar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/grammatical

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/grammar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/grammatical

beta m at 10:47, 5 December 2005

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[[Image:flag-Russia.png|thumb|right|Flag of Russian Federation]]

'''Russia''' (or '''Russian Federation''') is a [[bicontenental country]] laying in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. While around 80% of the population of Russia is in european part, around 80% of the territory of RF is in Asia.

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 ===Language===
-The primary language of Russia is [[Russian language|Russian]]. Other minority languages include [[Tatar]] and [[Ukrainian]].
+The primary language of Russia is [[Russian language|Russian]]. Other minority languages include [[Tatar language|Tatar]] and [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]].
 ===Religion===

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 ===Language===
-The primary language of Russia is [[Russian]]. Other minority languages include [[Tatar]] and [[Ukrainian]].
+The primary language of Russia is [[Russian language|Russian]]. Other minority languages include [[Tatar]] and [[Ukrainian]].
 ===Religion===

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 == Wikipedia ==
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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 == History ==
-Some of the first inhabitants of Russia were nomadic people of the steppes, who migrated there thousands of years ago. The first powerful Russian state was [[Kievan Rus']], which was founded by [[Vikings]] in the 9th century. By the 13th century, [[Kievan Rus']] had been succeeded by the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]] in Russia. In 1547, the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]] formed the [[Tsardom of Russia]], with [[Ivan IV]] as its first Tsar, or Emperor. By the late 1600s Russia was one of Europe's great powers. In 1721, the [[Tsardom of Russia]] became the [[Russian Empire]]. In 1861, [[serfdom]] was abolished, but this did not end dissent in the empire. When [[Nicholas II|Tsar Nicholas II]] took the reins in 1894, the [[Russian Empire]] was doomed. At the beginning of [[World War I]], the Russian army suffered massive defeats from the [[German Empire]] and in 1917 a [[Russian Revolution|communist revolution]] ended its participation in the war. The revolution led to the establishment of the [[Soviet Union]], the first [[communism|communist state]] in the world. After defeating [[Nazi Germany]] in [[World War II]], the [[Soviet Union]] became of the world's two superpowers, with the [[United States]]. The two nations then entered a period of bad relations and proxy wars dubbed the [[Cold War]], which partly resulted from the invention of [[atomic bomb|nuclear weapons]]. In the 1980s, the [[Soviet Union]] under [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] began gradual economic and political reforms that led to its dissolution in 1991, with Russia as its prime successor state.
+Some of the first inhabitants of Russia were nomadic people of the steppes, who migrated there thousands of years ago. The first powerful Russian state was [[Kievan Rus']], which was founded by [[Vikings]] in the 9th century. By the 13th century, [[Kievan Rus']] had been succeeded by the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]] in Russia. In 1547, the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]] formed the [[Tsardom of Russia]], with [[Ivan IV]] as its first Tsar, or Emperor. By the late 1600s Russia was one of Europe's great powers. In 1721, the [[Tsardom of Russia]] became the [[Russian Empire]] under [[Peter the Great]]. In 1861, [[serfdom]] was abolished, but this did not end dissent in the empire. When [[Nicholas II|Tsar Nicholas II]] took the reins in 1894, the [[Russian Empire]] was doomed. At the beginning of [[World War I]], the Russian army suffered massive defeats from the [[German Empire]] and in 1917 a [[Russian Revolution|communist revolution]] ended its participation in the war. The revolution led to the establishment of the [[Soviet Union]], the first [[communism|communist state]] in the world. After defeating [[Nazi Germany]] in [[World War II]], the [[Soviet Union]] became of the world's two superpowers, with the [[United States]]. The two nations then entered a period of proxy wars and threat of nuclear war dubbed the [[Cold War]], which partly resulted from the invention of [[atomic bomb|nuclear weapons]]. In the 1980s, the [[Soviet Union]] under [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] began gradual economic and political reforms that led to its dissolution in 1991, with Russia as its prime successor state.
 == Geography ==
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 == Demographics ==
 ===Language===
-The primary language of Russia is [[Russian]]. Other minority languages include [[Tatar]] and [[Ukrainian]]
+The primary language of Russia is [[Russian]]. Other minority languages include [[Tatar]] and [[Ukrainian]].
 ===Religion===
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 == Wikipedia ==
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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−	'''Russia''' (or '''Russian Federation''') is a [[~~bicontenental~~ country]] ~~lying~~ in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. ~~While around 80%~~ of the ~~population~~ of Russia is in the ~~European part~~, ~~around 80%~~ of the ~~territory~~ of RF is in ~~Asia~~.	+	'''Russia''' (or '''Russian Federation''') is a [[transcontinental country]] existing in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. Russia is known to be one of the world's great powers, being one of the permanent five member of the [[United Nations Security Council]]. Russia is generally regarded as the successor state to the [[Soviet Union]], which was dissolved in 1991.
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		+	== History ==
		+	Some of the first inhabitants of Russia were nomadic people of the steppes, who migrated there thousands of years ago. The first powerful Russian state was [[Kievan Rus']], which was founded by [[Vikings]] in the 9th century. By the 13th century, [[Kievan Rus']] had been succeeded by the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]] in Russia. In 1547, the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]] formed the [[Tsardom of Russia]], with [[Ivan IV]] as its first Tsar, or Emperor. By the late 1600s Russia was one of Europe's great powers. In 1721, the [[Tsardom of Russia]] became the [[Russian Empire]]. In 1861, [[serfdom]] was abolished, but this did not end dissent in the empire. When [[Nicholas II\|Tsar Nicholas II]] took the reins in 1894, the [[Russian Empire]] was doomed. At the beginning of [[World War I]], the Russian army suffered massive defeats from the [[German Empire]] and in 1917 a [[Russian Revolution\|communist revolution]] ended its participation in the war. The revolution led to the establishment of the [[Soviet Union]], the first [[communism\|communist state]] in the world. After defeating [[Nazi Germany]] in [[World War II]], the [[Soviet Union]] became of the world's two superpowers, with the [[United States]]. The two nations then entered a period of bad relations and proxy wars dubbed the [[Cold War]], which partly resulted from the invention of [[atomic bomb\|nuclear weapons]]. In the 1980s, the [[Soviet Union]] under [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] began gradual economic and political reforms that led to its dissolution in 1991, with Russia as its prime successor state.
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		+	== Geography ==
		+	Russia is the largest country in the world at 17,075,400 square kilometers (6,592,800 square miles). It shares borders with [[North Korea]], [[China]], [[Mongolia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Georgia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]], [[Latvia]], [[Estonia]], and [[Finland]].
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		+	== Demographics ==
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		+	===Language===
		+	The primary language of Russia is [[Russian]]. Other minority languages include [[Tatar]] and [[Ukrainian]]
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		+	===Religion===
		+	Most of Russians belong to the [[Russian Orthodoxy\|Russian Orthodox Church]]. [[Atheism]] and [[Judaism]] also have influence in Russia.

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