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21Introduction — All countries are unique, but Russia particularly contemporary Russia is undoubtedly sui generis. Underscoring this point, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once described the country as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” …
22Chuvashiya — / Chuvash Republic An ethnic republic of the Russian Federation. Chuvashiya is a densely populated republic covering 18,300 square kilometers of the heart of European Russia. It is part of the Volga Federal District and the Volga Vyatka… …
23Federal subjects — Russia is a federation that consists of 83 subjects, down from 89 subjects during the 1990s. These entities possess equal federal rights within the Federation Council (upper house of the Russian parliament), having two seats each. However,… …
24Nizhny Novgorod Oblast — An administrative region of the Russian Federation. Home to Russia’s third largest city, Nizhny Novgorod, a historical trading, cultural, and spiritual center (formerly known as Gorky), the oblast dominates the Volga Vyatka Economic Region; it …
25Penza Oblast — An administrative region of the Russian Federation. Located within the Volga Federal District and Economic Region, Penza occupies 43,200 square kilometers of territory in the Volga uplands. It has a population of 1.4 million, 86 percent of… …
26Ryazan Oblast — An administrative region of the Russian Federation. Ryazan Oblast is located in the Central Economic Region and Federal District. It has an area of 39,600 square kilometers and a population of 1.2 million, placing it in the lower midrange of… …
27Ulyanovsk Oblast — An administrative region of the Russian Federation. The birthplace of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, born in Ulyanov, after whom it is named, Ulyanovsk is situated in the Volga Highlands. The capital, Ulyanovsk (pop. 635,000), formerly Simbirsk, sits… …
28Russia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Russia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th 15th… …
29Mordvija — Sp Mòrdvija Ap Мордовия/Mordoviya L RF respublika …
30Мордовия — Sp Mòrdvija Ap Мордовия/Mordoviya L RF respublika …
