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Eventually, the October Revolution, led by Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Provisional Government and gave full governing power to the Soviets, leading to the creation of the world's first socialist state. "Putin. [423] In 2002 the Russian Ark became the first feature film ever to be shot in a single take. Όταν αυτή η λειτουργία είναι διαθέσιμη, μπορείτε να κάνετε Cash Out ένα στοίχημα εις ολόκληρον ή μερικώς, αφήνοντας το υπόλοιπο του πονταρίσματός σας να εξελιχθεί. The latter group includes Nikolai Danilevsky and Konstantin Leontiev, the founders of eurasianism. The Nazi Hunger Plan foresaw the "extinction of industry as well as a great part of the population". z o.o. 1 – 13)", "Конституция Чувашской Республики (принята Государственным Советом Чувашской Республики 30 ноября 2000 г.) [254], Railway transport in Russia is mostly under the control of the state-run Russian Railways monopoly. [223] Russia is the world's leading natural gas exporter[224] and second largest natural gas producer,[225] while also the largest oil exporter and the largest oil producer.[226]. The points which are farthest separated in longitude are 6,600 km (4,101 mi) apart along a geodesic line. Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, as well as the most widely spoken Slavic language. "[200][201] Peter the Great's reforms brought considerable Western European cultural influences to Russia. 18+, Cash Out (Κλείσιμο Στοιχήματος) της bet365. [192] The macroeconomic policy under Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin was prudent and sound, with excess income being stored in the Stabilization Fund of Russia. [276] One fourth of the world's fresh surface and groundwater is located in Russia. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east, and from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the south. The Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow and the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg remain famous throughout the world.[413]. 1 – 13)", "Конституция Республики Ингушетия (принята 27 февраля 1994 г. Aleksandr Butlerov was one of the creators of the theory of chemical structure, playing a central role in organic chemistry. Although ice hockey was only introduced during the Soviet era, the Soviet Union national team managed to win gold at almost all the Olympics and World Championships they contested. Min deposit $5 and 1x settled bet requirement to release Bet Credits. [298] The country's vast cultural diversity spans ethnic Russians with their Slavic Orthodox traditions, Tatars and Bashkirs with their Turkic Muslim culture, Buddhist nomadic Buryats and Kalmyks, Shamanistic peoples of the Extreme North and Siberia, highlanders of the Northern Caucasus, and Finno-Ugric peoples of the Russian North West and Volga Region. Russian chemist Dmitry Mendeleev invented the Periodic table, the main framework of modern chemistry. In winter, temperatures get colder both from south to north and from west to east. In particular, such organisations as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch consider Russia to have not enough democratic attributes and to allow few political rights and civil liberties to its citizens. Besides Liga Pro - Short Hockey 2020 scores you can follow 100+ hockey competitions from 15 countries around the world on FlashScore.com. [381] It is the traditional or predominant religion amongst some Caucasian ethnicities (notably the Chechens, the Ingush and the Circassians), and amongst some Turkic peoples (notably the Tatars and the Bashkirs). Liga Pro. Flavourful soups and stews include shchi, borsch, ukha, solyanka and okroshka. [139] Putin has argued that Western-style liberalism is obsolete in Russia, while maintaining that the country is still a democratic nation. [193] In 2006, Russia repaid most of its formerly massive debts,[194] leaving it with one of the lowest foreign debts among major economies. In martial arts, Russia produced the sport Sambo and renowned fighters, like Fedor Emelianenko. In 2019, Russia was ranked as 134th of 167 countries in the Democracy Index, compiled by The Economist Intelligence Unit,[119] while the World Justice Project, as of 2014[update], ranked Russia 80th of 99 countries surveyed in terms of rule of law. Following the constitutional crisis of 1993, a new constitution was adopted, and Russia has since been governed as a federal semi-presidential republic. [211] The phenomenon of corruption is strongly established in the historical model of public governance in Russia and attributed to general weakness of rule of law in Russia. T&Cs apply. State symbols of Russia include the Byzantine double-headed eagle, combined with St. George of Moscow in the Russian coat of arms. [186][187] The economic development of the country has been uneven geographically with the Moscow region contributing a very large share of the country's GDP. Comet Division - Short Hockey matches, live scores, results, tables, stats and news. 18+, Make a qualifying deposit (min $10), place bets to deposit value, once they are settled, matched amount in Bet Credits available to use. The subsequent state policy of socialist realism somewhat limited creativity; however, many Soviet films in this style were artistically successful, including Chapaev, The Cranes Are Flying, and Ballad of a Soldier. The officers of the Napoleonic Wars brought ideas of liberalism back to Russia with them and attempted to curtail the tsar's powers during the abortive Decembrist revolt of 1825. Performance & security by Cloudflare, Please complete the security check to access. Russian is the second-most used language on the Internet after English,[326] one of two official languages aboard the International Space Station[327] and is one of the six official languages of the UN. There are also three independent arms of service: Strategic Missile Troops, Aerospace Defence Forces, and the Airborne Troops. A total of 415 animal species have been included in the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation as of 1997 and are now protected. Agriculture suffered from the beginning of the Little Ice Age. In cultural and social affairs, Vladimir Putin has collaborated closely with the Russian Orthodox Church. Russia is home to approximately 111 million ethnic Russians,[298] and about 20 million ethnic Russians live outside Russia in the former republics of the Soviet Union, mostly in Ukraine and Kazakhstan. ", Human Rights Watch on Russia and Chechnya, Direct elections of heads of republics (and other federal subjects) are mandated by Article 18 of the, Designation of republican heads as presidents is forbidden by. As of 2017[update], the military comprised over one million active duty personnel, the fifth-largest in the world. [363][364] The communist government ridiculed religions and their believers, and propagated atheism in schools. Primarily they were Vikings of Scandinavian origin, who ventured along the waterways extending from the eastern Baltic to the Black and Caspian Seas. [375][376], Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Paganism (either preserved or revived) are recognised by law as Russia's traditional religions, marking the country's "historical heritage". Unsere App ist für dein Smartphone optimiert. Beginning in the 8th century BC, Ancient Greek traders brought their civilization to the trade emporiums in Tanais and Phanagoria. 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After the reforms of Peter the Great the change of architectural styles in Russia generally followed that in the Western Europe. [278][better source needed] For example, some experts believe that the rapid increases in tariffs for housing, water, gas and electricity, which significantly outpace the rate of inflation, are a direct result of high volumes of corruption at the highest levels. In August 1939, the Soviet government decided to improve relations with Germany by concluding the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, pledging non-aggression between the two countries and dividing Eastern Europe into their respective spheres of influence. Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010. Pirozhki, blini and syrniki are native types of pancakes. [440], Russia has the most Olympic medals stripped for doping violations (51), the most of any country, four times the number of the runner-up, and more than a third of the global total, and 129 athletes caught doping at the Olympics, also the most of any country. Russia's capital, Moscow, is sometimes called "the port of the five seas", because of its waterway connections to the Baltic, White, Caspian, Azov and Black Seas. In 1959 Nikita Khrushchev launched his anti-religious campaign. Becoming the world's second nuclear weapons power, the USSR established the Warsaw Pact alliance and entered into a struggle for global dominance, known as the Cold War, with the United States and NATO. After Stalin's death and a short period of collective rule, the new leader Nikita Khrushchev denounced the cult of personality of Stalin and launched the policy of de-Stalinization. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. Russia's large number of ethnic groups have distinctive traditions regarding folk music. Dependent socialist governments were installed in the Eastern Bloc satellite states. [405] In the 17th century, the "fiery style" of ornamentation flourished in Moscow and Yaroslavl, gradually paving the way for the Naryshkin baroque of the 1690s. 18+, Gamble Responsibly. [148] Russia's tank force is the largest in the world, while its surface navy and air force are among the largest. [153] However, unofficial estimates put the budget significantly higher, for example the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) 2013 Military Expenditure Database estimated Russia's military expenditure in 2012 at US$90.749 billion. Seven Russian cities, namely Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Samara, Yekaterinburg, and Kazan, have underground metros, while Volgograd features a metrotram. [284] They were triggered by the lack of proper response from the Russian authorities to the published investigative film He Is Not Dimon To You, which has garnered more than 20 million views on YouTube. Lasers and masers were co-invented by Nikolai Basov and Alexander Prokhorov, while the idea of tokamak for controlled nuclear fusion was introduced by Igor Tamm, Andrei Sakharov and Lev Artsimovich, leading eventually the modern international ITER project, where Russia is a party. At the same time, Russians colonised Alaska and even founded settlements in California, such as Fort Ross. г. Hazard związany jest z ryzykiem, a udział w nielegalnych grach hazardowych jest niezgodny z prawem i karany. Putin returned to the presidency following the 2012 presidential elections, and Medvedev was appointed Prime Minister. Russia has the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world, the second-largest fleet of ballistic missile submarines, and the only modern strategic bomber force outside the United States. In the meantime both the Bolsheviks and White movement carried out campaigns of deportations and executions against each other, known respectively as the Red Terror and White Terror. There are over 160 different ethnic groups and indigenous peoples in Russia. The region along the Lower Volga and Caspian Sea coast, as well as some areas of southernmost Siberia, possesses a semi-arid climate. [279] According to Rosstat's estimates, corruption in 2011 amounted to only 3.5 to 7% of GDP. The monarchy was replaced by a shaky coalition of political parties that declared itself the Provisional Government. Led by Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow and helped by the Russian Orthodox Church, the united army of Russian principalities inflicted a milestone defeat on the Mongol-Tatars in the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380. [96] The average nominal salary in Russia was $967 per month in early 2013, up from $80 in 2000. [300], The number of Russian emigrants steadily declined from 359,000 in 2000 to 32,000 in 2009. 1 – 16)", "Конституция Республики Северная Осетия-Алания (принята Верховным Советом Республики Северная Осетия 12 ноября 1994 г.) We are still living in Putin's Russia. The Soviet Union played a decisive role in the Allied victory in World War II, and emerged as a superpower and rival to the United States during the Cold War. [435] This was the first football World Cup ever held in Eastern Europe, and the first held in Europe since 2006. [272] After the United States Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, Soyuz rockets became the only provider of transport for astronauts at the International Space Station. Over time Russia has been having improvement and application of environmental legislation, development and implementation of various federal and regional strategies and programmes, and study, inventory and protection of rare and endangered plants, animals, and other organisms, and including them in the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation. [122], Although it is the successor state to a former superpower, Russia is commonly accepted to be a major great power, as well as a regional power. The Russian avant-garde was a large, influential wave of modernist art that flourished in Russia from approximately 1890 to 1930.