Is Russia after the break-up of Soviet Union still a bigger country than Canada?
136691
Canada 9,330,970 sq km, (3,612,187 sq miles)\nRussia 17,075,400 sq km, (6,592,812 sq miles)
285603
I think this will help you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn_of_Nations\n\n(...nobody wanted Russia and nobody wanted communism, so who knows what effect the U.S really had - perhaps a better alternative?...too late for me to think politics! haha).
294206
Russia is one of my favorite , its obvious that they will be competing for the  gold medal at least . I would put Finland on 2 nd place and Belarus on 3rd . Belarus is very strong and potential . So called "dark horse"  . You never know what to expect from them , despite recent loss to Sweden . Its because Belarus ruled by dictator like in Soviet Union times .  Lukashenko said " You have to get a medal  " .
505751
First of all, the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia are not the same thing - the former was only part of the latter; the two parts broke into separate countries in the early 1990s (I forget the exact year)\n\nAlso, the Soviet Union never "owned" Czechoslovakia, which remained a separate republic and government.  It did politically control it as a puppet state, however, from 1947 until 1988.  Before then in was independent for a couple of years after being occupied by the Nazis from 1938.
321226
I think what your classmates are rejecting is Communism. Russia, after all, was the birthplace of Communism. As for the country itself, I would love to visit it someday. It has a fascinating history, beautiful buildings, and a captivating history.\n\nEven today, the Russian government seems paranoid, and obsessed with keeping secrets. Still, Russia is fascinating.
384580
its russia, it;s surpassed the u.s in weapons sales. the russian weapons are the best in the world.
431870
I see why you ask this. Russia, beyond a shadow of a doubt, does sponsor and fund terrorism. Their economy is down now, but because of their tremendous oil reserves will rise again. Russia has been and will continue to be an "ally of convenience". Whatever they agree to, and work towards will always be in the best interest of Russia and no one else. Certainly you know the answer to your question is "No.", but Russia will not be a sleeping giant forever.
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1. Russia: 17,075,200 km2 (6,591,027 mi2)\n\n2. Canada: 9,984,670 km2 (3,854,082 mi2)\n\n3. United States: 9,631,418 km2 (3,717,727 mi2)\n\n4. China: 9,596,960 km2 (3,704,426 mi2)\n\n5. Brazil: 8,511,965 km2 (3,285,618 mi2)\n\n6. Australia: 7,686,850 km2 (2,967,124 mi2)\n\n7. India: 3,287,590 km2 (1,269,009 mi2)\n\n8. Argentina: 2,766,890 km2 (1,068,019 mi2)\n\n9. Kazakhstan: 2,717,300 km2 (1,048,877 mi2)\n\n10. Sudan: 2,505,810 km2 (967,243 mi2)
558609
It's capital was Moscow, as is that of the current Russian Federation.  Moscow is west of the Urals, so is considered to be in Europe.   Russia has always been considered a European founded nation state that expanded into Asia, so I would say both Russia and the former USSR belong to Europe.
122007
Russia stretches all the way from Europe to Asia. The "middle east" is not stricty defined in Geography but basically means those countries stuck in the middle between asia, europe and africa; maybe that's why they are always fighting!
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Although it is possible - I don't believe it will happen in the near future.\n\nUS and Canada have good economical and political relationships, and both are members of G8 (8 major economies) and they formed NAFTA (along with Mexico).  But I don't think people will want to make another union - at least Quebec will be against.  and anyway - when a country is TOO big, the governance is getting even more difficult, the inner tensions are getting even bigger...  So I don't believe that in 80-100 years that can happen...
10986
There is no USSR. Are you referring to Russia?
505494
You little kids need to study history.\nCommunisms's goal WAS to take over the whole world.\n"let Russia have their chosen government in peace", is so funny.   Is that a joke??\nStudy history.   Learn a little.
240410
Politics.  Russia is not cooperating, despite efforts by the US to be conciliatory. He is therefore showing them that if they don't cooperate, he can cause problems for them too.  It is NOT ideology: after slamming Russia he went to Kazakhstan, where the political situation is worse than Russia, and was very friendly, mostly because Kazakhstan has oil, is in Central Asia (the US lost its base in Kazakhstan's neighbor Uzbekistan and  may lose its base in another neighbor Kyrgyzstan).  All of these Central Asian states are near Afghanistan and Iran.
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Communism flourished in Russia after they got rid of the tzar...if you look at the Russian history, there have always been huge discrepancies between the dirt poor and the filthy rich, the country was in a chaos and industrially lacking behind the rest of the world. \n\nSocialism brought equality in social status, the poor were suddenly in charge, they confiscated the rich people's property and money, proclaimig it 'belonged to the state now', which made the state richer. Russia advanced and its industries developed and soon was at par with the rest of the developed world.\n\nAfter the 2nd world war when the Red Army liberated the countries surrounding Russia, to show gratitude to their liberators, they had to convert to socialism: they didn't see how it would change things, they saw that Russia prospered under socialist rule so they thought it would be good for them too. \n\nIn 1968 Czechoslovakia had enough of socialism and decided to get rid of it...within days in August 1968 the country was invaded by Russian tanks, roads were destroyed, people got killed and the goverment got scared - the prime minister had to go to exile and a new prime minister was elected, with a new government, loyal to the Soviet Union.\n\nAfter seeing what the Soviets were capable of, none of the surrounding countries dared to oppose socialism and carried on being socialist until the Velvet Revolution in 1989 brought socialism to an end.\n\nSo you see, it wasn't really an appeal of socialism that did it, the countries around the Soviet Union didn't have much choice in the matter...if you think about it, a 15 million country can't raise its head and oppose very well, because it could be flattened to the ground easily.\n\nTo be honest, there were a few good things about socialism, like free education and free healthcare and that everyone that was able bodied had to work: sitting at home on social security was not an option when you were medically fit to work. If you refused to work, you were declared a parasite and that was a crime for which you could end up in jail. Social security was for those that needed it, the sick, the disabled and if you had a baby, you could stay at home until the child was 3 years old (yes, you see correct, 3 years) you would get statutory maternity pay and your job would be there for you after you came back to work.
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no its not breaking away from Canada its now a nation within a country its to help them feel more independant but stop them from  trying to leave again
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Russia 17,000 \nUnited States 10,000 \nChina 410 \nFrance  350 \nBritain 200 \nIsrael 100 \nIndia 70 \nPakistan 44