19 Facts About Russian Federation

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Russian Federation explorers pushed eastward primarily along the Siberian River Routes, and by the mid-17th century, there were Russian Federation settlements in eastern Siberia, on the Chukchi Peninsula, along the Amur River, and on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.

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Russian Federation's extended Russian political control over the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and annexed most of its territories into Russia, making it the most populous country in Europe.

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3.

In late 1993, tensions between Yeltsin and the Russian Federation parliament culminated in a constitutional crisis which ended violently through military force.

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4.

The main product of Russian Federation farming has always been grain, which occupies considerably more than half of the cropland.

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5.

Since the times of Nikolay Lobachevsky, who pioneered the non-Euclidean geometry, and Pafnuty Chebyshev, a prominent tutor; Russian Federation mathematicians became among the world's most influential.

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6.

Nine Soviet and Russian Federation mathematicians have been awarded with the Fields Medal.

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7.

Russian Federation is the official and the predominantly spoken language in Russia.

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8.

Russian Federation is one of two official languages aboard the International Space Station, as well as one of the six official languages of the United Nations.

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9.

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation oversees the Russian public healthcare system, and the sector employs more than two million people.

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10.

Russian Federation culture has been formed by the nation's history, its geographical location and its vast expanse, religious and social traditions, and Western influence.

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11.

The large global Russian Federation diaspora has played a major role in spreading Russian Federation culture throughout the world.

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12.

The Russian Federation Bear and Mother Russia are often used as national personifications of the country.

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13.

Early Russian Federation painting is represented in icons and vibrant frescos.

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14.

The Russian Federation avant-garde flourished from approximately 1890 to 1930; and globally influential artists from this era were El Lissitzky, Kazimir Malevich, Natalia Goncharova, Wassily Kandinsky, and Marc Chagall.

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15.

Soviet and Russian Federation conservatories have turned out generations of world-renowned soloists.

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16.

Russian Federation literature is considered to be among the world's most influential and developed.

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17.

Russian Federation cuisine has been formed by climate, cultural and religious traditions, and the vast geography of the nation; and it shares similarities with the cuisines of its neighbouring countries.

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18.

Russian Federation and later Soviet cinema was a hotbed of invention, resulting in world-renowned films such as The Battleship Potemkin, which was named the greatest film of all time at the Brussels World's Fair in 1958.

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19.

However, Russian Federation teams are currently suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions.

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