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'''Russia''' as this archive records it. Every line in the reporting sections below is a headline that was collected, with its outlet and date. Nothing here is written by a model: if a claim appears, some outlet made it, and this page does not say whether it is true. The Background section is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from. | '''Russia''' as this archive records it. Every line in the reporting sections below is a headline that was collected, with its outlet and date. Nothing here is written by a model: if a claim appears, some outlet made it, and this page does not say whether it is true. The Background section is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from. | ||
{{Infobox place|name=Russia|type=Place or actor|region=russia ukraine|rows= | {{Infobox place|name=Russia|type=Place or actor|region=russia ukraine|rows=90|asof=2026-08-25}} | ||
{{Situation|asof=2026-08-25|summary=Most recent archived item: The Kremlin called reports of a new mobilization in Russia 'informational hoaxes'. - reported by Meduza|latest=Meduza}} | {{Situation|asof=2026-08-25|summary=Most recent archived item: The Kremlin called reports of a new mobilization in Russia 'informational hoaxes'. - reported by Meduza|latest=Meduza}} | ||
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* [11] 2026-06-23 - outlet not recorded: Dispatch from Ukraine | * [11] 2026-06-23 - outlet not recorded: Dispatch from Ukraine | ||
* [12] 2026-06-15 - outlet not recorded: Russia’s slow defeat – and Australia’s hard lesson | * [12] 2026-06-15 - outlet not recorded: Russia’s slow defeat – and Australia’s hard lesson | ||
* ...and | * ...and 78 more not listed here. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
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=== History === | === History === | ||
* [13] Background: Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy emerged from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and gradually conquered and absorbed surrounding principalities. - CIA World Factbook | * [13] About 2 million years ago, representatives of Homo erectus migrated to the Taman Peninsula in southern Russia. - Wikipedia | ||
* [ | * [14] Background: Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy emerged from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and gradually conquered and absorbed surrounding principalities. - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [15] Background: In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [16] Background: Under PETER I (1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. - CIA World Factbook | |||
* [17] Flint tools, some 1.5 million years old, have been discovered in the North Caucasus. - Wikipedia | |||
* [18] Fossils of Denny, an archaic human hybrid that was half Neanderthal and half Denisovan, and lived some 90,000 years ago, was also found within the latter cave. - Wikipedia | |||
* [19] Radiocarbon dated specimens from Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains estimate the oldest Denisovan specimen lived 195–122,700 years ago. - Wikipedia | |||
* [20] Russia was home to some of the last surviving Neanderthals, from about 45,000 years ago, found in Mezmaiskaya cave. - Wikipedia | |||
* [21] The discovery of high concentration cultural remains of anatomically modern humans, from at least 40,000 years ago, was found at Kostyonki–Borshchyovo, and at Sungir, dating back to 34,600 years ago—both in western Russia. - Wikipedia | |||
* [22] The earliest evidence of human settlement in Russia dates to the Oldowan period during the early Lower Paleolithic. - Wikipedia | |||
* [23] The first trace of an early modern human in Russia dates back to 45,000 years, in Western Siberia. - Wikipedia | |||
=== Leaders === | === Leaders === | ||
* [ | * [24] Chief of state: President Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN (since 7 May 2012) - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [25] Head of government: Premier Mikhail Vladimirovich MISHUSTIN (since 16 January 2020) - CIA World Factbook | ||
=== Geography === | === Geography === | ||
* [ | * [26] Area: 17,098,242 sq km - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [27] Location: North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Eastern Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [28] Natural resources: wide natural-resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, bauxite, reserves of rare earth elements, timber - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [29] Terrain: broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions - CIA World Factbook | ||
=== Climate === | === Climate === | ||
* [ | * [30] Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast - CIA World Factbook | ||
=== Culture === | === Culture === | ||
* [ | * [31] Ethnic groups: Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9% (2010 est.) - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [32] Languages: Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1% (2010 est.) - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [33] Religions: Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [34] Russia also made pioneering contributions to science, technology, and space exploration. - Wikipedia | |||
* [35] Russia has heavily influenced classical music, ballet, theatre, mathematics, sport, painting, and cinema. - Wikipedia | |||
* [36] Russia is home to 32 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 21 of which are cultural, while 31 lie on the tentative list. - Wikipedia | |||
* [37] Russia's national symbol, the double-headed eagle, dates back to the Tsardom period and is featured in its coat of arms and heraldry. - Wikipedia | |||
* [38] Russian culture reflects a long, gradual, and complex amalgamation of various elements that coincided with centuries of development, expansion, and interaction with different peoples, artistic movements, and cultures. - Wikipedia | |||
* [39] Russian writers and philosophers have played an important role in the development of European literature and thought. - Wikipedia | |||
* [40] The Russian Bear and Mother Russia are often used as national personifications of the country. - Wikipedia | |||
* [41] The large global Russian diaspora has also played a major role in spreading Russian culture throughout the world. - Wikipedia | |||
=== Government === | === Government === | ||
* [ | * [42] Capital: Moscow - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [43] Government type: semi-presidential federation - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [44] Legal system: civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts - CIA World Factbook | ||
=== Demographics === | === Demographics === | ||
* [ | * [45] As of 2025, the total fertility rate across Russia is estimated to be 1.37 children born per woman, which is below the replacement rate of 2.1 and among the lowest in the world. - Wikipedia | ||
* [ | * [46] In 2009, it recorded annual population growth for the first time in fifteen years, and subsequently experienced annual population growth due to declining death rates, increased birth rates, and increased immigration. - Wikipedia | ||
* [ | * [47] It is the most populous country in Europe and ninth-most populous country in the world. - Wikipedia | ||
* [ | * [48] Life expectancy: 72.3 years (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [49] Literacy: 99.9% (2021 est.) - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [50] Major urban areas: 12.680 million MOSCOW (capital), 5.561 million Saint Petersburg, 1.695 million Novosibirsk, 1.528 million Yekaterinburg, 1.292 million Kazan, 1.251 million Nizhniy Novgorod (2023) - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [51] Median age: 42.3 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook | |||
* [52] Population: 140,134,279 (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook | |||
* [53] Russia had an estimated population of 146.0 million in 2025 (143.6 million excluding Crimea and Sevastopol), down from 147.2 million in the 2021 census. - Wikipedia | |||
* [54] Russia's population peaked at over 148 million in 1993, having subsequently declined due to its death rate exceeding its birth rate, which some analysts have called a demographic crisis. - Wikipedia | |||
* [55] Subsequently, it has one of the oldest populations in the world, with a median age of 41.9 years. - Wikipedia | |||
* [56] The country is highly urbanised, with two-thirds of the population living in urban areas. - Wikipedia | |||
* [57] Urbanization: 75.3% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook | |||
* [58] With a population density of 8.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (22 inhabitants/mi2), Russia is one of the world's most sparsely populated countries, with the vast majority of its people concentrated within its western part. - Wikipedia | |||
=== Military === | === Military === | ||
* [ | * [59] Branches: Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: Ground Forces (SV), Aerospace Forces (VKS), Navy (VMF); separate or independent troop branches include the Airborne Forces (VDV), Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (RVSN; commonly to as Strategic Rocket Forces), Special Operations Forces, and Unmanned Systems Forces; Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation (FSVNG, National Guard, Russian Guard, or Rosgvardiya); Federal Security Services (FSB): Federal Border Guard Service (includes land and maritime forces) (2025) - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [60] Equipment: the Russian Federation's military and paramilitary services are equipped with domestically produced weapons systems, although in recent years Russia has imported military hardware from external suppliers such as Iran and North Korea to support its war on Ukraine; the Russian defense industry is capable of producing a full range of advanced air, land, missile, and naval systems; Russia is one of the world's largest exporters of military hardware (2025) - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [61] Expenditures: 7% of GDP (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook | ||
* [ | * [62] Personnel: estimated 1.1-1.2 million active Armed Forces; estimated 350,000 Federal National Guard Troops (2025) - CIA World Factbook | ||
{{See also|pages=[[Timeline:Russia|Timeline: Russia]] · [[Ukraine]]}} | {{See also|pages=[[Timeline:Russia|Timeline: Russia]] · [[Ukraine]]}} | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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* [6] Russia to seize poorly protected infrastructure as Ukraine barrage persists - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787688388.715521/ | * [6] Russia to seize poorly protected infrastructure as Ukraine barrage persists - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787688388.715521/ | ||
* [7] Kyiv residents search through the wreckage after Russia’s deadly barrage - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787688912.432327/ | * [7] Kyiv residents search through the wreckage after Russia’s deadly barrage - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787688912.432327/ | ||
* [13] Background: Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy emerged from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and gradually conquered and absorbed surrounding principalities. - 1787695259.864763 | * [13] About 2 million years ago, representatives of Homo erectus migrated to the Taman Peninsula in southern Russia. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [ | * [14] Background: Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy emerged from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and gradually conquered and absorbed surrounding principalities. - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [15] Background: In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [16] Background: Under PETER I (1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [17] Flint tools, some 1.5 million years old, have been discovered in the North Caucasus. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [ | * [18] Fossils of Denny, an archaic human hybrid that was half Neanderthal and half Denisovan, and lived some 90,000 years ago, was also found within the latter cave. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [ | * [19] Radiocarbon dated specimens from Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains estimate the oldest Denisovan specimen lived 195–122,700 years ago. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [ | * [20] Russia was home to some of the last surviving Neanderthals, from about 45,000 years ago, found in Mezmaiskaya cave. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [ | * [21] The discovery of high concentration cultural remains of anatomically modern humans, from at least 40,000 years ago, was found at Kostyonki–Borshchyovo, and at Sungir, dating back to 34,600 years ago—both in western Russia. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [ | * [22] The earliest evidence of human settlement in Russia dates to the Oldowan period during the early Lower Paleolithic. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [ | * [23] The first trace of an early modern human in Russia dates back to 45,000 years, in Western Siberia. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [ | * [24] Chief of state: President Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN (since 7 May 2012) - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [25] Head of government: Premier Mikhail Vladimirovich MISHUSTIN (since 16 January 2020) - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [26] Area: 17,098,242 sq km - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [27] Location: North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Eastern Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [28] Natural resources: wide natural-resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, bauxite, reserves of rare earth elements, timber - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [29] Terrain: broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [30] Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [31] Ethnic groups: Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9% (2010 est.) - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [32] Languages: Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1% (2010 est.) - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [33] Religions: Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) - 1787695259.864763 | ||
* [ | * [34] Russia also made pioneering contributions to science, technology, and space exploration. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [ | * [35] Russia has heavily influenced classical music, ballet, theatre, mathematics, sport, painting, and cinema. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [ | * [36] Russia is home to 32 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 21 of which are cultural, while 31 lie on the tentative list. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [ | * [37] Russia's national symbol, the double-headed eagle, dates back to the Tsardom period and is featured in its coat of arms and heraldry. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [ | * [38] Russian culture reflects a long, gradual, and complex amalgamation of various elements that coincided with centuries of development, expansion, and interaction with different peoples, artistic movements, and cultures. - 1787707462.730062 | ||
* [39] Russian writers and philosophers have played an important role in the development of European literature and thought. - 1787707462.730062 | |||
* [40] The Russian Bear and Mother Russia are often used as national personifications of the country. - 1787707462.730062 | |||
* [41] The large global Russian diaspora has also played a major role in spreading Russian culture throughout the world. - 1787707462.730062 | |||
* [42] Capital: Moscow - 1787695259.864763 | |||
* [43] Government type: semi-presidential federation - 1787695259.864763 | |||
* [44] Legal system: civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts - 1787695259.864763 | |||
* [45] As of 2025, the total fertility rate across Russia is estimated to be 1.37 children born per woman, which is below the replacement rate of 2.1 and among the lowest in the world. - 1787707462.730062 | |||
* [46] In 2009, it recorded annual population growth for the first time in fifteen years, and subsequently experienced annual population growth due to declining death rates, increased birth rates, and increased immigration. - 1787707462.730062 | |||
* [47] It is the most populous country in Europe and ninth-most populous country in the world. - 1787707462.730062 | |||
* [48] Life expectancy: 72.3 years (2024 est.) - 1787695259.864763 | |||
* [49] Literacy: 99.9% (2021 est.) - 1787695259.864763 | |||
* [50] Major urban areas: 12.680 million MOSCOW (capital), 5.561 million Saint Petersburg, 1.695 million Novosibirsk, 1.528 million Yekaterinburg, 1.292 million Kazan, 1.251 million Nizhniy Novgorod (2023) - 1787695259.864763 | |||
* [51] Median age: 42.3 years (2025 est.) - 1787695259.864763 | |||
* [52] Population: 140,134,279 (2025 est.) - 1787695259.864763 | |||
* [53] Russia had an estimated population of 146.0 million in 2025 (143.6 million excluding Crimea and Sevastopol), down from 147.2 million in the 2021 census. - 1787707462.730062 | |||
* [54] Russia's population peaked at over 148 million in 1993, having subsequently declined due to its death rate exceeding its birth rate, which some analysts have called a demographic crisis. - 1787707462.730062 | |||
* [55] Subsequently, it has one of the oldest populations in the world, with a median age of 41.9 years. - 1787707462.730062 | |||
* [56] The country is highly urbanised, with two-thirds of the population living in urban areas. - 1787707462.730062 | |||
* [57] Urbanization: 75.3% of total population (2023) - 1787695259.864763 | |||
* [58] With a population density of 8.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (22 inhabitants/mi2), Russia is one of the world's most sparsely populated countries, with the vast majority of its people concentrated within its western part. - 1787707462.730062 | |||
* [59] Branches: Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: Ground Forces (SV), Aerospace Forces (VKS), Navy (VMF); separate or independent troop branches include the Airborne Forces (VDV), Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (RVSN; commonly to as Strategic Rocket Forces), Special Operations Forces, and Unmanned Systems Forces; Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation (FSVNG, National Guard, Russian Guard, or Rosgvardiya); Federal Security Services (FSB): Federal Border Guard Service (includes land and maritime forces) (2025) - 1787695259.864763 | |||
* [60] Equipment: the Russian Federation's military and paramilitary services are equipped with domestically produced weapons systems, although in recent years Russia has imported military hardware from external suppliers such as Iran and North Korea to support its war on Ukraine; the Russian defense industry is capable of producing a full range of advanced air, land, missile, and naval systems; Russia is one of the world's largest exporters of military hardware (2025) - 1787695259.864763 | |||
* [61] Expenditures: 7% of GDP (2024 est.) - 1787695259.864763 | |||
* [62] Personnel: estimated 1.1-1.2 million active Armed Forces; estimated 350,000 Federal National Guard Troops (2025) - 1787695259.864763 | |||
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Revision as of 20:28, 25 August 2026
Russia as this archive records it. Every line in the reporting sections below is a headline that was collected, with its outlet and date. Nothing here is written by a model: if a claim appears, some outlet made it, and this page does not say whether it is true. The Background section is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.
Russia
{{{image}}}| Type | Place or actor |
|---|---|
| Region | russia ukraine |
| Archived items | 90 |
| As of | 2026-08-25 |
Situation as of 2026-08-25
Most recent archived item: The Kremlin called reports of a new mobilization in Russia 'informational hoaxes'. - reported by Meduza
Most recent archived item: Meduza
This page lists 12 archived headlines published between 2026-02-26 and 2026-08-25. It reflects what these feeds reported in that window, not everything that happened.
Reporting by provenance
The tag records where a report came from, not who is fighting. A state outlet is named with its affiliation attached.
Other archived reporting
Items on this subject with no side recorded against them.
- [1] 2026-08-25 - Meduza: The Kremlin called reports of a new mobilization in Russia 'informational hoaxes'.
- [2] 2026-08-24 - Ukrinform, Ukrainian state: A new drone was found in Romania after Russia's attack on Ukraine
- [3] 2026-08-24 - Al Jazeera: Video: Russia launches rocket into space with military satellite
- [4] 2026-08-24 - Meduza: Russia struck Odesa. Telegram channels report that the "Epitsentr" hypermarket is on fire.
- [5] 2026-08-24 - Ukrinform, Ukrainian state: Ukraine must be competitive with Russia in the number of drone strikes - Zelensky
- [6] 2026-08-24 - Al Jazeera: Russia to seize poorly protected infrastructure as Ukraine barrage persists
- [7] 2026-08-21 - Africanews: Kyiv residents search through the wreckage after Russia’s deadly barrage
- [8] 2026-08-14 - outlet not recorded: Russia dismisses idea of Black Sea ceasefire
- [9] 2026-07-03 - outlet not recorded: Russia’s triumphant tone shifts as Ukraine deploys ‘asymmetrical tactics’
- [10] 2026-06-29 - outlet not recorded: Russia is burning, but don’t expect Putin to blink
- [11] 2026-06-23 - outlet not recorded: Dispatch from Ukraine
- [12] 2026-06-15 - outlet not recorded: Russia’s slow defeat – and Australia’s hard lesson
- ...and 78 more not listed here.
Background
Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not war reporting and is not counted as any.
History
- [13] About 2 million years ago, representatives of Homo erectus migrated to the Taman Peninsula in southern Russia. - Wikipedia
- [14] Background: Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy emerged from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and gradually conquered and absorbed surrounding principalities. - CIA World Factbook
- [15] Background: In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. - CIA World Factbook
- [16] Background: Under PETER I (1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. - CIA World Factbook
- [17] Flint tools, some 1.5 million years old, have been discovered in the North Caucasus. - Wikipedia
- [18] Fossils of Denny, an archaic human hybrid that was half Neanderthal and half Denisovan, and lived some 90,000 years ago, was also found within the latter cave. - Wikipedia
- [19] Radiocarbon dated specimens from Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains estimate the oldest Denisovan specimen lived 195–122,700 years ago. - Wikipedia
- [20] Russia was home to some of the last surviving Neanderthals, from about 45,000 years ago, found in Mezmaiskaya cave. - Wikipedia
- [21] The discovery of high concentration cultural remains of anatomically modern humans, from at least 40,000 years ago, was found at Kostyonki–Borshchyovo, and at Sungir, dating back to 34,600 years ago—both in western Russia. - Wikipedia
- [22] The earliest evidence of human settlement in Russia dates to the Oldowan period during the early Lower Paleolithic. - Wikipedia
- [23] The first trace of an early modern human in Russia dates back to 45,000 years, in Western Siberia. - Wikipedia
Leaders
- [24] Chief of state: President Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN (since 7 May 2012) - CIA World Factbook
- [25] Head of government: Premier Mikhail Vladimirovich MISHUSTIN (since 16 January 2020) - CIA World Factbook
Geography
- [26] Area: 17,098,242 sq km - CIA World Factbook
- [27] Location: North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Eastern Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean - CIA World Factbook
- [28] Natural resources: wide natural-resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, bauxite, reserves of rare earth elements, timber - CIA World Factbook
- [29] Terrain: broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions - CIA World Factbook
Climate
- [30] Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast - CIA World Factbook
Culture
- [31] Ethnic groups: Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9% (2010 est.) - CIA World Factbook
- [32] Languages: Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1% (2010 est.) - CIA World Factbook
- [33] Religions: Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) - CIA World Factbook
- [34] Russia also made pioneering contributions to science, technology, and space exploration. - Wikipedia
- [35] Russia has heavily influenced classical music, ballet, theatre, mathematics, sport, painting, and cinema. - Wikipedia
- [36] Russia is home to 32 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 21 of which are cultural, while 31 lie on the tentative list. - Wikipedia
- [37] Russia's national symbol, the double-headed eagle, dates back to the Tsardom period and is featured in its coat of arms and heraldry. - Wikipedia
- [38] Russian culture reflects a long, gradual, and complex amalgamation of various elements that coincided with centuries of development, expansion, and interaction with different peoples, artistic movements, and cultures. - Wikipedia
- [39] Russian writers and philosophers have played an important role in the development of European literature and thought. - Wikipedia
- [40] The Russian Bear and Mother Russia are often used as national personifications of the country. - Wikipedia
- [41] The large global Russian diaspora has also played a major role in spreading Russian culture throughout the world. - Wikipedia
Government
- [42] Capital: Moscow - CIA World Factbook
- [43] Government type: semi-presidential federation - CIA World Factbook
- [44] Legal system: civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts - CIA World Factbook
Demographics
- [45] As of 2025, the total fertility rate across Russia is estimated to be 1.37 children born per woman, which is below the replacement rate of 2.1 and among the lowest in the world. - Wikipedia
- [46] In 2009, it recorded annual population growth for the first time in fifteen years, and subsequently experienced annual population growth due to declining death rates, increased birth rates, and increased immigration. - Wikipedia
- [47] It is the most populous country in Europe and ninth-most populous country in the world. - Wikipedia
- [48] Life expectancy: 72.3 years (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
- [49] Literacy: 99.9% (2021 est.) - CIA World Factbook
- [50] Major urban areas: 12.680 million MOSCOW (capital), 5.561 million Saint Petersburg, 1.695 million Novosibirsk, 1.528 million Yekaterinburg, 1.292 million Kazan, 1.251 million Nizhniy Novgorod (2023) - CIA World Factbook
- [51] Median age: 42.3 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
- [52] Population: 140,134,279 (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
- [53] Russia had an estimated population of 146.0 million in 2025 (143.6 million excluding Crimea and Sevastopol), down from 147.2 million in the 2021 census. - Wikipedia
- [54] Russia's population peaked at over 148 million in 1993, having subsequently declined due to its death rate exceeding its birth rate, which some analysts have called a demographic crisis. - Wikipedia
- [55] Subsequently, it has one of the oldest populations in the world, with a median age of 41.9 years. - Wikipedia
- [56] The country is highly urbanised, with two-thirds of the population living in urban areas. - Wikipedia
- [57] Urbanization: 75.3% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook
- [58] With a population density of 8.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (22 inhabitants/mi2), Russia is one of the world's most sparsely populated countries, with the vast majority of its people concentrated within its western part. - Wikipedia
Military
- [59] Branches: Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: Ground Forces (SV), Aerospace Forces (VKS), Navy (VMF); separate or independent troop branches include the Airborne Forces (VDV), Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (RVSN; commonly to as Strategic Rocket Forces), Special Operations Forces, and Unmanned Systems Forces; Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation (FSVNG, National Guard, Russian Guard, or Rosgvardiya); Federal Security Services (FSB): Federal Border Guard Service (includes land and maritime forces) (2025) - CIA World Factbook
- [60] Equipment: the Russian Federation's military and paramilitary services are equipped with domestically produced weapons systems, although in recent years Russia has imported military hardware from external suppliers such as Iran and North Korea to support its war on Ukraine; the Russian defense industry is capable of producing a full range of advanced air, land, missile, and naval systems; Russia is one of the world's largest exporters of military hardware (2025) - CIA World Factbook
- [61] Expenditures: 7% of GDP (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
- [62] Personnel: estimated 1.1-1.2 million active Armed Forces; estimated 350,000 Federal National Guard Troops (2025) - CIA World Factbook
See also: Timeline: Russia · Ukraine
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- [1] The Kremlin called reports of a new mobilization in Russia 'informational hoaxes'. - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787691593.267052/
- [2] A new drone was found in Romania after Russia's attack on Ukraine - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787680558.529847/
- [3] Video: Russia launches rocket into space with military satellite - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787693124.228618/
- [4] Russia struck Odesa. Telegram channels report that the "Epitsentr" hypermarket is on fire. - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787688480.619879/
- [5] Ukraine must be competitive with Russia in the number of drone strikes - Zelensky - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787695790.185872/
- [6] Russia to seize poorly protected infrastructure as Ukraine barrage persists - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787688388.715521/
- [7] Kyiv residents search through the wreckage after Russia’s deadly barrage - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787688912.432327/
- [13] About 2 million years ago, representatives of Homo erectus migrated to the Taman Peninsula in southern Russia. - 1787707462.730062
- [14] Background: Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy emerged from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and gradually conquered and absorbed surrounding principalities. - 1787695259.864763
- [15] Background: In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. - 1787695259.864763
- [16] Background: Under PETER I (1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. - 1787695259.864763
- [17] Flint tools, some 1.5 million years old, have been discovered in the North Caucasus. - 1787707462.730062
- [18] Fossils of Denny, an archaic human hybrid that was half Neanderthal and half Denisovan, and lived some 90,000 years ago, was also found within the latter cave. - 1787707462.730062
- [19] Radiocarbon dated specimens from Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains estimate the oldest Denisovan specimen lived 195–122,700 years ago. - 1787707462.730062
- [20] Russia was home to some of the last surviving Neanderthals, from about 45,000 years ago, found in Mezmaiskaya cave. - 1787707462.730062
- [21] The discovery of high concentration cultural remains of anatomically modern humans, from at least 40,000 years ago, was found at Kostyonki–Borshchyovo, and at Sungir, dating back to 34,600 years ago—both in western Russia. - 1787707462.730062
- [22] The earliest evidence of human settlement in Russia dates to the Oldowan period during the early Lower Paleolithic. - 1787707462.730062
- [23] The first trace of an early modern human in Russia dates back to 45,000 years, in Western Siberia. - 1787707462.730062
- [24] Chief of state: President Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN (since 7 May 2012) - 1787695259.864763
- [25] Head of government: Premier Mikhail Vladimirovich MISHUSTIN (since 16 January 2020) - 1787695259.864763
- [26] Area: 17,098,242 sq km - 1787695259.864763
- [27] Location: North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Eastern Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean - 1787695259.864763
- [28] Natural resources: wide natural-resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, bauxite, reserves of rare earth elements, timber - 1787695259.864763
- [29] Terrain: broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions - 1787695259.864763
- [30] Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast - 1787695259.864763
- [31] Ethnic groups: Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9% (2010 est.) - 1787695259.864763
- [32] Languages: Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1% (2010 est.) - 1787695259.864763
- [33] Religions: Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) - 1787695259.864763
- [34] Russia also made pioneering contributions to science, technology, and space exploration. - 1787707462.730062
- [35] Russia has heavily influenced classical music, ballet, theatre, mathematics, sport, painting, and cinema. - 1787707462.730062
- [36] Russia is home to 32 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 21 of which are cultural, while 31 lie on the tentative list. - 1787707462.730062
- [37] Russia's national symbol, the double-headed eagle, dates back to the Tsardom period and is featured in its coat of arms and heraldry. - 1787707462.730062
- [38] Russian culture reflects a long, gradual, and complex amalgamation of various elements that coincided with centuries of development, expansion, and interaction with different peoples, artistic movements, and cultures. - 1787707462.730062
- [39] Russian writers and philosophers have played an important role in the development of European literature and thought. - 1787707462.730062
- [40] The Russian Bear and Mother Russia are often used as national personifications of the country. - 1787707462.730062
- [41] The large global Russian diaspora has also played a major role in spreading Russian culture throughout the world. - 1787707462.730062
- [42] Capital: Moscow - 1787695259.864763
- [43] Government type: semi-presidential federation - 1787695259.864763
- [44] Legal system: civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts - 1787695259.864763
- [45] As of 2025, the total fertility rate across Russia is estimated to be 1.37 children born per woman, which is below the replacement rate of 2.1 and among the lowest in the world. - 1787707462.730062
- [46] In 2009, it recorded annual population growth for the first time in fifteen years, and subsequently experienced annual population growth due to declining death rates, increased birth rates, and increased immigration. - 1787707462.730062
- [47] It is the most populous country in Europe and ninth-most populous country in the world. - 1787707462.730062
- [48] Life expectancy: 72.3 years (2024 est.) - 1787695259.864763
- [49] Literacy: 99.9% (2021 est.) - 1787695259.864763
- [50] Major urban areas: 12.680 million MOSCOW (capital), 5.561 million Saint Petersburg, 1.695 million Novosibirsk, 1.528 million Yekaterinburg, 1.292 million Kazan, 1.251 million Nizhniy Novgorod (2023) - 1787695259.864763
- [51] Median age: 42.3 years (2025 est.) - 1787695259.864763
- [52] Population: 140,134,279 (2025 est.) - 1787695259.864763
- [53] Russia had an estimated population of 146.0 million in 2025 (143.6 million excluding Crimea and Sevastopol), down from 147.2 million in the 2021 census. - 1787707462.730062
- [54] Russia's population peaked at over 148 million in 1993, having subsequently declined due to its death rate exceeding its birth rate, which some analysts have called a demographic crisis. - 1787707462.730062
- [55] Subsequently, it has one of the oldest populations in the world, with a median age of 41.9 years. - 1787707462.730062
- [56] The country is highly urbanised, with two-thirds of the population living in urban areas. - 1787707462.730062
- [57] Urbanization: 75.3% of total population (2023) - 1787695259.864763
- [58] With a population density of 8.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (22 inhabitants/mi2), Russia is one of the world's most sparsely populated countries, with the vast majority of its people concentrated within its western part. - 1787707462.730062
- [59] Branches: Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: Ground Forces (SV), Aerospace Forces (VKS), Navy (VMF); separate or independent troop branches include the Airborne Forces (VDV), Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (RVSN; commonly to as Strategic Rocket Forces), Special Operations Forces, and Unmanned Systems Forces; Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation (FSVNG, National Guard, Russian Guard, or Rosgvardiya); Federal Security Services (FSB): Federal Border Guard Service (includes land and maritime forces) (2025) - 1787695259.864763
- [60] Equipment: the Russian Federation's military and paramilitary services are equipped with domestically produced weapons systems, although in recent years Russia has imported military hardware from external suppliers such as Iran and North Korea to support its war on Ukraine; the Russian defense industry is capable of producing a full range of advanced air, land, missile, and naval systems; Russia is one of the world's largest exporters of military hardware (2025) - 1787695259.864763
- [61] Expenditures: 7% of GDP (2024 est.) - 1787695259.864763
- [62] Personnel: estimated 1.1-1.2 million active Armed Forces; estimated 350,000 Federal National Guard Troops (2025) - 1787695259.864763
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