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![Bronze Age spread of Yamnaya Steppe pastoralist ancestry between 3300 and 1500 BC,[44] including the Afanasievo culture of southern Siberia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/330px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png)
The English name Russia first appeared in the 14th century, borrowed from Medieval Latin: Russia.
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries.
From the “Etymology” section
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The first human settlement on Russia dates back to the Oldowan period in the early Lower Paleolithic.
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries.
From the “History” section
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Kievan Rus' became one of the largest and most prosperous states in Europe during the 10th and 11th centuries.
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries.
From the “History” section
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The Russian Empire was proclaimed in 1721 under Peter the Great.
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries.
From the “History” section
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The Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957.
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Map created from DEMIS Mapserver, which are public domain. Koba-chan. Drawing: पाटलिपुत्र (talk) , reference: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6457/eaat7487 · CC BY-SA 3.0