By The Russian Federation (Росси́йская Федера́ция, Rossiyskaya Federatsiya), commonly known as Russia (Rossiya), is a transcontinental country extending over much of northern Eurasia (Asia and Europe).
NATO’s Eastward Expansion Did the West Break Its Promise to Moscow?. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the West of breaking promises made after the fall of the Iron Curtain, saying that NATO’s expansion into Eastern Europe violated commitments made during the negotiations over German reunification.
Russia’s External Intelligence Service (SVR) is the current incarnation of one of the world’s oldest and most extensive espionage agencies, known for decades as the KGB.
Russian coins and banknotes offered for sale. Includes Czarist, Soviet and Republic coins and currency.
Russian language: Russian language, principal state and cultural language of Russia.
Russian America (Russian: Русская Америка, Russkaya Amerika) was the name of the Russian colonial possessions in North America from 1733 to 1867. Its capital was Novo-Archangelsk (New Archangel), which is now Sitka, Alaska, USA.
Other articles where History of Russia is discussed: Russia: Prehistory and the rise of the Rus: …is now the territory of Russia since the 2nd millennium bce, but little is known about their ethnic identity, institutions, and activities.
The Russo-Kazan Wars was a series of wars fought between the Khanate of Kazan and Muscovite Russia from 1438, until Kazan was finally captured by Ivan the Terrible and absorbed into Russia in 1552.
Mar 22, 2014 · Moscow’s plan follows a recent announcement by Iran to have its warships patrol in waters off the U.S. coast. Russia and Iran have stated their increased presence is also in response to U.S. military deployments near their countries, including the eastward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization up to Russia’s …
