a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
"The Soviet Union, a former communist country established in 1922 that included Russia and fifteen other socialist republics, officially dissolved on December 31, 1991."
formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia
"After the dissolution of the USSR, Russia emerged as an independent nation that had previously been its largest republic spanning from eastern Europe to northern Asia."
a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917
"Historians study how the former empire of Russia, once a dominant power with capitals at Moscow and Saint Petersburg before its overthrow in 1917, shaped the geopolitical landscape of eastern Europe and northern Asia."
a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
"After decades of political change, the nation known as Russia emerged in 1991 as an independent federal state spanning northeastern Europe and northern Asia."
A country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The country extends from the Gulf of Finland to the Pacific Ocean, and was part of the USSR from 1922 to 1991. Co-official name: Russian Federation, formerly the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). Capital and largest city: Moscow.
"Russia is a vast country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia that extends from the Gulf of Finland to the Pacific Ocean with its capital at Moscow."
The word "Russia" comes from the Old East Slavic term Rusĭ, which originally referred to a group of Varangians who settled near Kiev in the 9th century. This name likely derives from Proto-Finnic and Old Norse roots meaning "related to rowing."