Russia (R.I.P Yuri)

Russia (Russian: Россия, Rossiya), officially the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация, Rossiyskaya Federatsiya), was the largest country in the world and its land stretched across both Europe and Asia. Its largest city and capital was Moscow.

The Russian Empire formed from medieval kingdoms dating back to the 9th century. It was involved in World War I as a member of the Allies, but pulled out in 1917 following the October revolution. By 1922, the newly established Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, along with the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, formed what would become the Union Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or USSR. At its height in the mid-twentieth century the Soviet Union was a massive economic, industrial and military power.

In 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation was declared. Since 1991, Russia has been involved in several regional conflicts, such as the Chechen Wars and the Russo-Georgian War. Russia is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, and a leading member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a military alliance of 6 post-Soviet states.

In 2024, Russia entered a time of economic and political turmoil, thanks to the 2024 Russian Election. In what became a startling role reversal, Vladimir Putin was defeated by Russian Ultranationalist Kostya Kropotkin thanks to Americans rigging the 2024 presidential election in Kropotkin's favor. After winning the Presidency, Kostya proceeded to introduce policies that brutally oppressed the Russian people. Under Kropotkin, Russia became a police state, outraging the various federal provinces (oblasts) and leading to their secession, in what became known as the Second Russian Revolution. Consequently, the Russian Federation was no more.