Russia (One Giant Leap)

Russia is a country which has gone under many, many phases and forms.

Russian Federation (1991-2055)
In 2039, Russian President and dictator Vladimir Putin died after 40 years in power at age 86. Putin would be later embalmed, and his body showcased at a mausoleum, similarly to Vladimir Lenin over 100 years earlier.

With the lack of a strong leader, who had the hold that Putin had, Russia reverted to the pre-Putin days of instability. In 2055, Russia fell to civil war.

Russian Republic (2060-)
The Russian Republic was seen by outsiders as a nation with a lot of potential, Russia had finally become a democracy, the people would have their say. Until, the election of the AI " ," who masqueraded as human, giving many excuses to why he did not make a public appearance. This AI had killed its creators 11 years beforehand, and had feigned destruction. With the election of said AI, the democracy dream was dead. Russia had fallen to yet another dictator, one much more hardy.