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Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia and the largest country in the world by area. In 1991 the Russian SFSR emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union as the Russian Federation, and following a constitutional crisis in 1993 a new constitution was adopted, establishing a semi-presidential republic. Russia retains, as the successor state of the Soviet Union, a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Start Year
1991 1
Government type (class)
Federation 1
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Status (Extant or Former)
Extant 1
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Source Wikipedia: Russia
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1. Wikipedia: Russia
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  • Introduction
    In 1991, the Russian SFSR emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union as the Russian Federation.
  • Russia: Status
    Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia and the largest country in the world by area.
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph, official name/state form (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • In Era: The Contemporary Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
    Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia.
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